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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A novel comprised of idealized events far removed from everyday life. This genre includes the subgenres of gothic ____ and medieval ____. Examples include Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida - and King Horn (anonym






2. The outcome or resolution of plot in a story.






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






4. A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated - such as 'This winter is a bear.'






5. 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.






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






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






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






10. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.






11. A genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot - theme - and/or setting. Examples include J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings - C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia - and William Morris' The Well at the World's E






12. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






13. A person's account of his or hew own life.






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






15. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning. There are three types....Dramatic - Verbal - Situation.






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






17. 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 -






18. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






19. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal. Ex. 'downsized' actually means fired or loss of job.






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






21. 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






22. 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 .






23. The main section of a long poem.






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






25. A word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. The lazy dog sat on the rug - the word lazy is an ____ which gives more information about the noun dog.






26. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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






30. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






31. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.






32. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






33. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.






34. An extended fictional prose narrative.






35. A variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.






36. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.






37. 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.






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






39. The perspective from which the story is told - four choices: first person; 3rd person (dramatic - objective); 3rd person omniscient; 3rd person limited omniscient.






40. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'






41. A narrative form - such as an epic - legend - myth - song - poem - or fable - that has been retold within a culture for generations. Examples include The People Couldn't Fly retold by Virginia Hamilton and And Green Grass Grew All Around by Alvin Sch






42. A brief fictional prose narrative. Examples include Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery -' Washington Irving's 'Rip van Winkle' D.H. Lawrence's 'The Horse Dealer's Daughter -' Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Hound of the Baskervilles -' and Dorothy Parker's 'Big Bl






43. A contradictory statement that makes sense






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






45. 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.






46. The study of the structure of sentences.






47. 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.






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






49. A division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains...Couplet: Two - lines - Triplet: Three - lines - Quatrain: Four - lines - Quintet: Five - lines - Sestet: Six- lines - Septet: Seven - lines - Octave: Eight - lines.






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