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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.






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






3. 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






4. The main character or hero of a written work.






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






10. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).






11. 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.






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






13. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






14. 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






15. An extended fictional prose narrative.






16. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






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






29. The study of the orgin of words






30. 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






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 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






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






34. 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.






35. Old - fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech - such as thee - thy - and thou.






36. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.






37. 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.






38. Persuasive writing.






39. A contradictory statement that makes sense






40. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






41. The perspective from which the story is told - four choices: first person; 3rd person (dramatic - objective); 3rd person omniscient; 3rd person limited omniscient.






42. The study of the structure of words.






43. 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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






50. The study of the meaning in language.






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