Praxis Test 5047: Middle School Language Arts- Questions and Answers
Duplicitous deceptive in words or actions
allusion implied or indirect reference to something; the act of alluding to something
simile a phrase using like or as to describe something
metaphor a phrase used to refer to another to show similarities
metonymy speech used to name on thing for that of another which it is associated. Ex.
"lands belong to the crown."
irony the use of words that mean the opposite of what one is thinking
refuting assertions To disprove or deny a claim or declaration
antagonist a person who opposes another
protagonist the principal character in a literary work, often the hero
chorus In a drama, the person who speaks the prologue and epilogue
, ingenue persona a naive girl or woman
ductile easily led or influenced; capable of being fashioned into a new form
rhetorical a question asked to make a statement rather than get an answer
denotation meaning of a word or phrase
annotation adding notes or comments to something
modifier a word or phrase that describes another word or phrase. "the red hat"
Figurative Language The contrast is literal language. Example "I was jumping for joy!"
split infinitive grammar; phrase interrupted by an adverb. Ex. to boldly go
sentence ambiguity a sentence that does not have clear meaning
present participle a verb form ending in -ing
Duplicitous deceptive in words or actions
allusion implied or indirect reference to something; the act of alluding to something
simile a phrase using like or as to describe something
metaphor a phrase used to refer to another to show similarities
metonymy speech used to name on thing for that of another which it is associated. Ex.
"lands belong to the crown."
irony the use of words that mean the opposite of what one is thinking
refuting assertions To disprove or deny a claim or declaration
antagonist a person who opposes another
protagonist the principal character in a literary work, often the hero
chorus In a drama, the person who speaks the prologue and epilogue
, ingenue persona a naive girl or woman
ductile easily led or influenced; capable of being fashioned into a new form
rhetorical a question asked to make a statement rather than get an answer
denotation meaning of a word or phrase
annotation adding notes or comments to something
modifier a word or phrase that describes another word or phrase. "the red hat"
Figurative Language The contrast is literal language. Example "I was jumping for joy!"
split infinitive grammar; phrase interrupted by an adverb. Ex. to boldly go
sentence ambiguity a sentence that does not have clear meaning
present participle a verb form ending in -ing
