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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A comparison of objects or ideas that appear to be different but are alike in some important way.






2. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels






3. The writer says one thing and means another






4. A narrative about human actions that is perceived by both the teller and the listeners to have taken place within human history and that possesses certain qualities that give the tale the appearance of truth or reality. Washington Irvin's The Legend






5. A text or performance that imitates and mocks an author or work.






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






7. Occurs when there are two or more possible meanings to a word or phrase.






8. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.






9. The main section of a long poem.






10. The study of the structure of words.






11. 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.






12. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybris - which means 'excessive pride.'






13. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area






14. The telling of a story.






15. A short poem - often written by an anonymous author - comprised of short verses intended to be sung or recited.






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






17. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






23. A metric line of poetry. Its name is based on the kind and number of feet composing it ('foot').






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






25. 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.






26. A humorous verse form of five anapestic (Composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented) lines with rhyme scheme of aabba.






27. A narrative technique in which the main story is composed primarily for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories - each of which is a story within a story. Examples include Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - Ovid's Metamorphoses - and Em






28. The main character or hero of a written work.






29. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.






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






31. 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






32. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






33. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not






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. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words - such a 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'






36. A word that connects other words or groups of words. Ex. In the sentence Bob and Dan are friends - the _____ 'and' connects two nouns and in the sentence.






37. A reference to a familiar person - place - thing - or event






38. During the mid -19th century in New England - several writers and intellectuals worked together to write - translate works - and publish. Their philosophy focused on protesting the Puritan ethic and materialism. They valued individualism - freedom -






39. The structure of a work of literature; the sequence of events.






40. The time and place in which a story occurs.






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






42. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






43. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






44. A short story or folktale that contains a moral - which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. Examples include The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse - The Tortoise and the Hare - and The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.






45. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.






46. A person or being in a narrative






47. 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.






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






49. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties.






50. The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals - particularly at the end of each stanza.