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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






2. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect - as in I could sleep for a year or this book weighs a ton.






3. An expository piece written with eloquence that becomes part of the recognized literature of an era. Often reveal historical facts - the social mores of the times - and the thoughts and personality of the author. Some have recorded and influenced the






4. Literature - often drama - ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist(s) after he or she faces several problems or conflicts.






5. Narrative fiction that involves gods and heroes or has a theme that expresses a culture's ideology. Examples of Greek ______ include Zeus and the Olympians and The Trojan War. Roman ______ include Hercules - Apollo - and Venus.






6. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






7. An expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power






8. Simple - compound (conjunctions) - complex (subordination) - compound - complex (conjunctions and subordination).






9. A poem that is a mournful lament for the dead. Examples include William Shakespeare's 'Eligy' from Cymbeline - Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Requiem -' and Alfred Lord Tennysone's 'In Memoriam.'






10. A word which shows action or state of being. Ex. In the sentence The dog bit the man - bit is the ____.






11. A word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. Sue runs very fast - very describes the ____ fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs.






12. The study of the meaning in language.






13. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.






14. An extended fictional prose narrative.






15. A contradictory statement that makes sense






16. A story about a person's life written by another person.






17. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.






18. A break in the rhythm of language - particularly a natural pause in a in a line of verse - maked in prosody by a double vertical line ( || ). Ex. Arma virumque cano - || Troiae qui primus ab oris .






19. The narrator records the actions from his or her point of view - unaware of any of the other characters' thoughts or feelings. Also known as the objective view.






20. Meter that is composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented - usually used in light or whimsical poetry - such as limerick.






21. The story is told by someone outside the story.






22. The study of the orgin of words






23. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.






24. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.






25. The multiple use of a word - phrase - or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect.






26. A comparison of two unlike things - usually including the word like or as.






27. A pair of lines of poetic verse written in iambic pentameter.






28. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.






29. A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).






30. A method by which trained readers evaluate a piece of writing for its overall quality. There is no focus on one aspect of the writing.






31. The telling of a story.






32. Persuasive writing.






33. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).






34. Fiction that is intended to frighten - unsettle - or scare the reader. Often overlaps with fantasy and science fiction. Examples include Stephen King's The Shining - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - and Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes.






35. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events






36. A metrical ______ is defined as one stressed syllable and a number of unstressed syllables (from zero to as many as four). Stressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. Unstressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. There are four possible t






37. A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.






38. Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.






39. A repetition of the same sound in words close to one another






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41. Deals with current or future development of technological advances. Examples are Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five - George Orwell's 1984 - Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.






42. A narrative that is made up of fantastic characters and creatures - such as witches - goblins - and fairies - and usually begins with the phrase 'Once upon a time...' Examples include Rapunzel - Cinderella - Sleeping Beauty - and Little Red Riding Ho






43. The story is told from the point of view of one character.






44. Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions - usually to evoke change.






45. A short narrative - usually between 50 and 100 pages long. Examples include George Orwell's Animal Farm and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.






46. The overall feeling created by an author's use of words.






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48. A novel set in the western U.S. featuring the experiences of cowboys and frontiersmen. Examples include Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage and Trail Driver - Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove - Conrad Richter's The Sea of Grass - Fran Striker's The Lo






49. The specialized language of a particular group or culture. Ex. in the field of education...rubric - tuning protocol - and deskilling.






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