PRAXIS 5047 MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉dialogue. Answer: moses the plot, develops characters, sheds light
on the theme or meaning. set the tone of the story or characters
provides drama
◉Figurative language. Answer: language that extends past the literal
meanings of words, it offers readers new insight into people, things,
events.
specific types: imagery, similes, metaphors, alliteration,
personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole
◉personification. Answer: describing a thing or animal as a person
◉imagery. Answer: description using sensory terms that create
mental images for the reader (5 senses)
◉simile. Answer: stated comparisons using like or as
,◉metaphor. Answer: implied comparison
◉onomatopoeia. Answer: uses words imitating the sounds of things
they name/describe
◉couplet. Answer: a stanza of two lines, rhymed or unrhymed,
enhance the mood of poems or clarify the development of the
poem's theme
◉Reading comprehension. Answer: making predictions,
connections, and summarizing
◉making predictions. Answer: before reading and during- asking
why and who questions
◉making connections. Answer: text to self, text to text, and text to
world. Used before, during, or after reading text
◉summarizing. Answer: readers use their own words to summarize
literary content. Helps readers identify important information and
organize it in their minds.
,◉Use of rhetoric. Answer: a technique of using language effectively
and persuasively in spoken or written form. It is an art of discourse.
to convince their readers and listeners about their point of view.
◉anecdote. Answer: rhetorical device- brief story authors may
relate, which can illustrate their point
◉aphorisms. Answer: rhetorical device -state common beliefs and
may rhyme- "early to bed early to rise"
◉allusions. Answer: rhetorical device- to literary or historical
figures to impart symbolism
◉parody. Answer: rhetorical device-is a form of satire that imitates
another work to ridicule its topic or style
◉paradox. Answer: rhetorical device-is a statement that is true
despite appearing contridictory
◉analogies. Answer: rhetorical device-compare two things sharing
common elements
◉syllogism. Answer: rhetorical device-refers to deductive reasoning
or a deceptive story, very sophisticated, or subtle arugment
, ◉deductive reasoning. Answer: rhetorical device- from general to
specific
◉inductive reasoning. Answer: rhetorical device- specific to general
◉diction. Answer: rhetorical device- word choice establishing tone
and effects
◉understatement. Answer: rhetorical device -downplaying or
describing something more subtly than warranted
◉chiasmus. Answer: rhetorical device -use parallel clauses, the
second reversing the order of the first
◉anaphora. Answer: rhetorical device- repeats a word or phrase at
the beginnings of consecutive clauses or phrases to add emphasis to
an idea
◉apostrophe. Answer: used in three important ways: possessive
nouns, contractions, to make letters, signs, symbols, and numbers
plural
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉dialogue. Answer: moses the plot, develops characters, sheds light
on the theme or meaning. set the tone of the story or characters
provides drama
◉Figurative language. Answer: language that extends past the literal
meanings of words, it offers readers new insight into people, things,
events.
specific types: imagery, similes, metaphors, alliteration,
personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole
◉personification. Answer: describing a thing or animal as a person
◉imagery. Answer: description using sensory terms that create
mental images for the reader (5 senses)
◉simile. Answer: stated comparisons using like or as
,◉metaphor. Answer: implied comparison
◉onomatopoeia. Answer: uses words imitating the sounds of things
they name/describe
◉couplet. Answer: a stanza of two lines, rhymed or unrhymed,
enhance the mood of poems or clarify the development of the
poem's theme
◉Reading comprehension. Answer: making predictions,
connections, and summarizing
◉making predictions. Answer: before reading and during- asking
why and who questions
◉making connections. Answer: text to self, text to text, and text to
world. Used before, during, or after reading text
◉summarizing. Answer: readers use their own words to summarize
literary content. Helps readers identify important information and
organize it in their minds.
,◉Use of rhetoric. Answer: a technique of using language effectively
and persuasively in spoken or written form. It is an art of discourse.
to convince their readers and listeners about their point of view.
◉anecdote. Answer: rhetorical device- brief story authors may
relate, which can illustrate their point
◉aphorisms. Answer: rhetorical device -state common beliefs and
may rhyme- "early to bed early to rise"
◉allusions. Answer: rhetorical device- to literary or historical
figures to impart symbolism
◉parody. Answer: rhetorical device-is a form of satire that imitates
another work to ridicule its topic or style
◉paradox. Answer: rhetorical device-is a statement that is true
despite appearing contridictory
◉analogies. Answer: rhetorical device-compare two things sharing
common elements
◉syllogism. Answer: rhetorical device-refers to deductive reasoning
or a deceptive story, very sophisticated, or subtle arugment
, ◉deductive reasoning. Answer: rhetorical device- from general to
specific
◉inductive reasoning. Answer: rhetorical device- specific to general
◉diction. Answer: rhetorical device- word choice establishing tone
and effects
◉understatement. Answer: rhetorical device -downplaying or
describing something more subtly than warranted
◉chiasmus. Answer: rhetorical device -use parallel clauses, the
second reversing the order of the first
◉anaphora. Answer: rhetorical device- repeats a word or phrase at
the beginnings of consecutive clauses or phrases to add emphasis to
an idea
◉apostrophe. Answer: used in three important ways: possessive
nouns, contractions, to make letters, signs, symbols, and numbers
plural
