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Praxis Middle School Language Arts
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praxis
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1. 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
Document (letter - diary - journal)
Clause
Conjunction
Colloquialisms (diction)
2. A contradictory statement that makes sense
Free verse
Dactylic
Plot
Paradox
3. 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
Jargon (diction)
Heroic couplet
Assonance
Sonnet
4. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when two words become mixed up in the speaker's mind
Malapropism
Fable
Romance
Pronoun
5. The telling of a story.
End rhyme
Narration
Holistic Scoring
Stanza
6. 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.
Dialect
Morphology
Holistic Scoring
Archaic (diction)
7. A word which shows action or state of being. Ex. In the sentence The dog bit the man - bit is the ____.
Metaphor
Romance
Lyric
Verb
8. 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.
Foot
Repetition
Verse
Conjunction
9. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.
Horror
Heroic couplet
Dialect
Anapestic Meter
10. An extended fictional prose narrative.
Dactylic
dramatic irony
Novel
Fairy Tale
11. The specialized language of a particular group or culture. Ex. in the field of education...rubric - tuning protocol - and deskilling.
Verb
Jargon
Profanity (diction)
Mood
12. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.
Antagonist
verbal irony
Elegy
Dialect
13. The outcome or resolution of plot in a story.
Jargon (diction)
Rhythm
Camera view
Denouement
14. 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 -
dramatic irony
Transcendentalism
Characterization
Phonology
15. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.
Science fiction
Dactylic
Onomatopoeia
Diction
16. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.
Article
Slang (diction)
Flashback
Dialect
17. A metric line of poetry. Its name is based on the kind and number of feet composing it ('foot').
Dactylic
Verse
Point of View
Adverb
18. Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions - usually to evoke change.
Existentialism
Satire
Conflict
Anapestic
19. A comparison of two unlike things - usually including the word like or as.
Transcendentalism
Simile
Dialect
End rhyme
20. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.
First Person
Couplet
Apostrophe
Personification
21. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.
Character
Heroic couplet
Assonance
Lyric
22. 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
Transcendentalism
Onomatopoeia
Euphemism
Romance
23. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.
Onomatopoeia
Refrain
Participle
Antagonist
24. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties.
Allegory
4 sentence types
Novel
Phonetics
25. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie
Connosance
Dactylic
Existentialism
Noun
26. A word which can be used instead of a noun. Ex instead of saying John is a student - the ____ he can be used in place of the noun John and the sentence becomes He is a student.
Dactylic
Elegy
Antagonist
Pronoun
27. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.
Imagery
Historical fiction
Voice
Caesura
28. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.
Conflict
Diction
Historical fiction
Camera view
29. A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
Antagonist
Biography
Phrase
Characterization
30. The study of the meaning in language.
Conjunction
dramatic irony
Semantics
Allusion
31. 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.
Phonology
Free verse
Horror
Camera view
32. Deals with current or future development of technological advances. Examples are Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five - George Orwell's 1984 - Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Connosance
Science fiction
Pragmatics
Omniscient
33. The story is told by someone outside the story.
Third Person
Style
Anapestic
Canto
34. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.
Syntax
Mood
Denotation
Connosance
35. 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.
Participle
Characterization
Myth
Heroic couplet
36. 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.
Western
Limerick
Existentialism
Verb
37. The perspective from which a story is told.
Point of View
Plot
Genre
Existentialism
38. The time and place in which a story occurs.
Euphemism
Setting
Limerick
Iambic (foot)
39. The study of the structure of sentences.
Historical fiction
Blank verse
Syntax
Conjunction
40. A person or being in a narrative
4 sentence types
Dactylic
Adjective
Character
41. The main section of a long poem.
Canto
Internal rhyme
Apostrophe
Noun
42. 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.
Short story
Meter
Anapestic Meter
Third Person
43. A short poem - often written by an anonymous author - comprised of short verses intended to be sung or recited.
Point of View
Rhetoric
Ballad
Aphorism
44. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.
Double speak
Mood
Anecdote
Hubris
45. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.
Couplet
Analogy
Allegory
Internal rhyme
46. 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.
Haiku
Hyperbole
Elegy
Characterization
47. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.
Aphorism
Genre
Participle
Short story
48. Occurs when there are two or more possible meanings to a word or phrase.
Novella
Phonology
Camera view
Ambiguity
49. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).
Epic
Colloquialisms (diction)
Syntax
Limited omniscient
50. ' U
Double speak
Third Person
Trochaic (foot)
Hubris