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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The study of the structure of words.






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words - such a 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'






9. 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.'






10. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






12. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area






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






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






15. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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






17. A short narrative - usually between 50 and 100 pages long. Examples include George Orwell's Animal Farm and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






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24. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






25. 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 .






26. 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






27. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






28. 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






29. An extended fictional prose narrative.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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