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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot - theme - and/or setting. Examples include J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings - C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia - and William Morris' The Well at the World's E






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.






12. The study of the structure of words.






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






14. The main section of a long poem.






15. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






17. 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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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23. An extended fictional prose narrative.






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. The study of the meaning in language.






29. A contradictory statement that makes sense






30. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybris - which means 'excessive pride.'






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






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






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






34. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Also known as a run - on line in poetry - _____ occurs when one line ends and continues onto the next line to complete meaning. For example the first line in Thoreau's poem 'My life has been the poem I would have writ -' and the second line completes






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






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






47. Literature - often drama - ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist(s) after he or she faces several problems or conflicts.






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






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