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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.






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






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






4. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The telling of a story.






12. 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






13. Simple - compound (conjunctions) - complex (subordination) - compound - complex (conjunctions and subordination).






14. 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






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






16. The writer says one thing and means another






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events






26. 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.






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






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29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






34. 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






35. A person or being in a narrative






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






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






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






47. A contradictory statement that makes sense






48. 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






49. The main section of a long poem.






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