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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






2. A person or being in a narrative






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






4. The study of the meaning in language.






5. 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.






6. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as vers libre.






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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






11. Language widely considered crude - disgusting - and oftentimes offensive.






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






13. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






14. A humorous verse form of five anapestic (Composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented) lines with rhyme scheme of aabba.






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






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






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






18. The act or an example of substituting a mild - indirect - or vague term for one considered harsh - blunt - or offensive.






19. 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.






20. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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






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






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






24. The most specific or direct meaning of a word - in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. The study of the structure of words.






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






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






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






37. A poem that is a mournful lament for the dead. Examples include William Shakespeare's 'Eligy' from Cymbeline - Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Requiem -' and Alfred Lord Tennysone's 'In Memoriam.'






38. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. Fiction that is intended to frighten - unsettle - or scare the reader. Often overlaps with fantasy and science fiction. Examples include Stephen King's The Shining - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - and Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes.






47. The writer says one thing and means another






48. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning. There are three types....Dramatic - Verbal - Situation.






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






50. The story is told by someone outside the story.