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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






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






3. 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 .






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






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






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






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






8. The writer says one thing and means another






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






10. 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.






11. A person's account of his or hew own life.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The telling of a story.






19. 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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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 -






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






26. An extended fictional prose narrative.






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






28. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. A division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains...Couplet: Two - lines - Triplet: Three - lines - Quatrain: Four - lines - Quintet: Five - lines - Sestet: Six- lines - Septet: Seven - lines - Octave: Eight - lines.






37. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels






38. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






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






40. 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.






41. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning.






42. 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.






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






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






45. Persuasive writing.






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






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






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






49. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






50. A person or being in a narrative