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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






17. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






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






19. 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






20. The time and place in which the action of a story takes place.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie






29. 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






30. A contradictory statement that makes sense






31. 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






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






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






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






35. The story is told from the point of view of one character.






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






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






38. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






39. 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






40. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






41. 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






42. A break in the rhythm of language - particularly a natural pause in a in a line of verse - maked in prosody by a double vertical line ( || ). Ex. Arma virumque cano - || Troiae qui primus ab oris .






43. 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






44. 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.






45. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect - as in I could sleep for a year or this book weighs a ton.






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






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






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 wise saying - usually short and written.






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