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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The study of the orgin of words






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3. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






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






5. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The perspective from which a story is told.






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






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






14. Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






20. 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






21. 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 -






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






23. The study of the meaning in language.






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






25. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when two words become mixed up in the speaker's mind






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. A word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. Sue runs very fast - very describes the ____ fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs.






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






36. 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






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






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39. The overall feeling created by an author's use of words.






40. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






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






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






43. 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






44. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.






45. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.






46. A contradictory statement that makes sense






47. A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present of absent. For example - in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one w






48. The main section of a long poem.






49. 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






50. 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.