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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.






2. 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.






3. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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






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6. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






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






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






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10. The study of the structure of words.






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






12. Persuasive writing.






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






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






15. 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 -






16. 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.






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






18. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






19. 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






20. 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






21. The study of the structure of sentences.






22. The telling of a story.






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. A long narrative poem detailing a hero's deeds. Examples include The Aenied by Vergil - The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer - Beowulf - Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - and Hiawath






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






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






34. A wise saying - usually short and written.






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






46. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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






48. 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.






49. 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






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