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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A narrative technique in which the main story is composed primarily for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories - each of which is a story within a story. Examples include Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - Ovid's Metamorphoses - and Em






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






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






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






5. 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






6. A repetition of the same sound in words close to one another






7. The outcome or resolution of plot in a story.






8. The main section of a long poem.






9. 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.






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






12. Persuasive writing.






13. A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).






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's account of his or hew own life.






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






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






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






19. An extended fictional prose narrative.






20. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. A few well known _______ writers are Jean - Paul Satre - Soren Kierkegaard ('the father of _______') - Albert Camus - Freidrich Nietzche - Franz Kafka - and Simone de Beauvoir.






21. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.






22. 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






23. The perspective from which a story is told.






24. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






26. The study of the meaning in language.






27. 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






28. 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.






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.






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






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






37. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.






38. The study of the orgin of words






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






41. 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 -






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






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






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






45. A short poem - often written by an anonymous author - comprised of short verses intended to be sung or recited.






46. 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.






47. A narrative form - such as an epic - legend - myth - song - poem - or fable - that has been retold within a culture for generations. Examples include The People Couldn't Fly retold by Virginia Hamilton and And Green Grass Grew All Around by Alvin Sch






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






49. 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






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