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Praxis Middle School Language Arts
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praxis
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1. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.
Verb
Clause
Fairy Tale
Symbol
2. 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
Imagery
situation irony
Fantasy
Legend
3. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.
Diction
Verb
Voice
Narration
4. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.
Article
Antagonist
Narration
Plot
5. 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
Conjunction
Romance
Semantics
Paradox
6. 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.
Limited omniscient
Anapestic Meter
Haiku
Moral
7. An expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power
Cliche
Omniscient
Slang (diction)
Adverb
8. The study of the structure of words.
Style
Morphology
Plot
Connosance
9. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.
Dialect
Anecdote
Voice
Historical fiction
10. A suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime. Examples include Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murder in Rue Morgue' and Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Haiku
Mystery
Denotation
situation irony
11. Old - fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech - such as thee - thy - and thou.
Archaic (diction)
Dialect (diction)
Horror
situation irony
12. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when two words become mixed up in the speaker's mind
Myth
Malapropism
etymology
Rhythm
13. 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.
Setting
Internal rhyme
Fairy Tale
Conjunction
14. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'
Colloquialisms (diction)
Ambiguity
Foreshadowing
Refrain
15. A short poem - often written by an anonymous author - comprised of short verses intended to be sung or recited.
Ballad
Allusion
Refrain
Phonology
16. Literature - often drama - ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist(s) after he or she faces several problems or conflicts.
Transcendentalism
Tragedy
Syntax
Hyperbole
17. A comparison of objects or ideas that appear to be different but are alike in some important way.
Jargon
Dactylic
Analogy
Verse
18. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.
Transcendentalism
Denotation
Genre
Phonology
19. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area
Autobiography
Refrain
Jargon (diction)
Conjunction
20. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events
Verse
Historical fiction
Jargon (diction)
Anecdote
21. A literary technique in which the author gives hints or clues about what is to come at some point later in the story.
Foreshadowing
Style
Stanza
Aphorism
22. The perspective from which the story is told - four choices: first person; 3rd person (dramatic - objective); 3rd person omniscient; 3rd person limited omniscient.
Slang (diction)
Narrative Point of View
Apostrophe
Aphorism
23. Deals with current or future development of technological advances. Examples are Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five - George Orwell's 1984 - Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Phonology
Irony
Personification
Science fiction
24. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.
Oxymoron
4 sentence types
Apostrophe
Connotation
25. 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
Apostrophe
Sonnet
Diction
Allegory
26. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as vers libre.
Free verse
Biography
Canto
Short story
27. The most specific or direct meaning of a word - in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.
Denotation
Paradox
Anapestic Meter
Dialect
28. 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.
Archaic (diction)
Myth
Legend
Western
29. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.
Imagery
Folktale
Tragedy
Fantasy
30. The overall feeling created by an author's use of words.
Meter
Tone
Myth
Dialect (diction)
31. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms
Ballad
Rhythm
Oxymoron
Point of View
32. A wise saying - usually short and written.
Characterization
Biography
Aphorism
Plot
33. 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.
Slang (diction)
Legend
Fable
Foreshadowing
34. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.
Novella
Limited omniscient
Anecdote
Rhythm
35. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not
dramatic irony
Analogy
Participle
Syntax
36. Meter that is composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented - usually used in light or whimsical poetry - such as limerick.
Voice
Anapestic Meter
End rhyme
4 sentence types
37. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Tone
Rhetoric
Phonology
Meter
38. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words - such a 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
Alliteration
Characterization
Essay
Participle
39. 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
Syntax
Connosance
Fairy Tale
Allegory
40. The study of the structure of sentences.
situation irony
Free verse
Internal rhyme
Syntax
41. The story is told from the point of view of one character.
First Person
Apostrophe
Existentialism
Foreshadowing
42. Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions - usually to evoke change.
Satire
Aphorism
Foot
Pronoun
43. A variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.
Dialect (diction)
Satire
Imagery
Colloquialisms (diction)
44. The story is told by someone outside the story.
Connosance
dramatic irony
Third Person
Protagonist
45. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels
Enjambment
Omniscient
Connosance
Simile
46. Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.
Slang (diction)
Document (letter - diary - journal)
Fantasy
Denouement
47. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.
Personification
Adjective
Protagonist
dramatic irony
48. Language widely considered crude - disgusting - and oftentimes offensive.
Colloquialisms (diction)
Pragmatics
Vulgarity
Pronoun
49. The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals - particularly at the end of each stanza.
Anapestic Meter
Canto
Malapropism
Refrain
50. A story about a person's life written by another person.
Colloquialisms (diction)
Ambiguity
Biography
Denotation