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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A type of Japanese poem that is written in 17 syllables with three lines of five - seven - and five syllables - respectively. Expresses a single thought.






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The study of the orgin of words






11. 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






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






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






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






15. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning.






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






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






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






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






20. 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 -






21. A wise saying - usually short and written.






22. The time and place in which the action of a story takes place.






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






24. A word which can be used instead of a noun. Ex instead of saying John is a student - the ____ he can be used in place of the noun John and the sentence becomes He is a student.






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






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30. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The study of the structure of sentences.






39. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Language widely considered crude - disgusting - and oftentimes offensive.






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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