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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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.






2. A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two _____ a and the.






3. 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






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






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






6. A word which shows relationships among other words in the sentence. The relationships include direction - place - time - cause - manner and amount Ex. In the sentence He came by bus - 'by' is a _____ which shows manner.






7. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when two words become mixed up in the speaker's mind






8. 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.






9. A literary technique in which the author gives hints or clues about what is to come at some point later in the story.






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






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






15. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






16. 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






17. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






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






19. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.






20. Old - fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech - such as thee - thy - and thou.






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






22. The purpose of a particular action differs greatly from the result






23. 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






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






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






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






27. The perspective from which a story is told.






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






29. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






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






31. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






32. The study of the orgin of words






33. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie






34. 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.






35. A literacy device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of narrative.






36. 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.






37. The most specific or direct meaning of a word - in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.






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






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40. A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present of absent. For example - in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one w






41. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.






42. 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.






43. A socially accepted word or phrase used to replace unacceptable language - such as expressions for bodily functions or body parts. Also used as substitutes for straightforward words to tactfully conceal or falsify meaning. Ex. My grandmother passed a






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






45. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.






46. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.






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






48. 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.






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






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