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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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






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






3. A fourteen - line poem - usually written in iambic pentameter - with a varied rhyme scheme. Two main types are Petrarchan (or Italian) and the Shakespearean (or English). A Petrarchan opens with an octave that states a proposition and ends with a ses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. How the author uses words - phrases - and sentences to form ideas.






13. A comparison of objects or ideas that appear to be different but are alike in some important way.






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






15. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






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






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






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






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






20. A document organized in paragraph form that can be long or short and can be in the form of a letter - dialogue - or discussion. Examples include Politics and the English Language by George Orwell - The American Scholar by Ralph Waldo Emerson - and Mo






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






22. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else - such as the white flag that represents surrender.






23. 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






24. 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 .






25. 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.






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






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28. 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






29. The study of the meaning in language.






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






39. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






40. 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.






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






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






43. The writer says one thing and means another






44. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. A few well known _______ writers are Jean - Paul Satre - Soren Kierkegaard ('the father of _______') - Albert Camus - Freidrich Nietzche - Franz Kafka - and Simone de Beauvoir.






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






46. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






47. 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






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






49. Also known as a run - on line in poetry - _____ occurs when one line ends and continues onto the next line to complete meaning. For example the first line in Thoreau's poem 'My life has been the poem I would have writ -' and the second line completes






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