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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Smallest meaningful unit of speech - which can no longer be divided. (Ex. in - come - on).






2. Occur when the adverbs tells how something is done (often ends in - ly).






3. The writer tells the story another character addressing him as 'you'. It appears to the readers as if they are the characters being told what to do and what to feel.






4. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






5. Tales that relate to the unknown and revealed through human or worldly dilemmas or situations that include horror - fantasy - crime - solving - secret events - and the supernatural.






6. (extending stage) Reader delves into the text - using background knowledge to build an understanding of the literary piece with new information being absorbed and used to ask questions.






7. A fictional narrative of book length in which characters and plot are developed in a somewhat realistic manner.






8. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.






9. Focuses on a mix of reality and the imaginary.






10. When a conjunction joins a word to a word - a phrase to a phrase - or a clause to a clause; the words or phrases or clauses joined must be equal or of the same type.






11. Occur when the adverbs tells where - to where - or from where.






12. Replace nouns in a sentence.






13. A non - fiction piece that is often short and used to express the writer's opinion about a topic or to share information on a subject.






14. A figure of speech used as a comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas without using the words like or as. (Ex. The girl was a hog when it came to ice cream.)






15. Comparison of similar objects - which suggests that since the objects are similar in some ways they will probably be alike in other ways.






16. A story with an imaginary setting - plot - and characters - some of whom may have special powers






17. 1. Man vs. Man - One person is against another.2. Man vs. Nature - A person(s) battles with forces of nature.3. Man vs. Society - Societal values (customs) are challenged by person(s).4. Man vs. Self - Internal struggles - or test of values of a char






18. Requires the words more/most of less/least to express comparison.






19. Occur when the adverb tells how often - when - or how long.






20. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






21. The use of words - phrases - or other language structures that change the literal meaning.






22. Words that are spelled differently - pronounced identically - but have different meanings. (Ex. two - too - to; isle - aisle; ball - bawl; sweet - suite; here - hear; pair - pear; pain - pane).






23. A speech or poem spoken by one character in order to share their innermost thought and feelings - which have been hidden throughout the story






24. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






25. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






26. 2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel. (Ex. snout=ou - boy=oy)






27. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.






28. Introduction of the story. Reader is introduced to the setting - tone - characters - purpose if the story






29. Is the perspective from which a story is told or a literary piece is written.






30. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






31. Is a group of words that tells position - direction - or how two ideas are related to one another.






32. Have 1 independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






33. A narrative that can be read in one sitting. Has few characters and often one conflict. Characters go through some type of change by the end of the story.






34. Is a word the modifies a verb - an adjective - or an adverb. Adverbs tell how - when - where - why - how much - and how often.






35. A narrative is a constructive format (as a work of speech - writing - song - film - television - video games - photography or theatre) that describes a sequence of non - fictional or fictional events.






36. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.






37. Shows comparison by the suffixes (er/est) or modifiers (more/most).






38. A literary work in which there is a downfall of the hero due to a tragic flaw or personal characteristic: often ends with an unhappy ending.






39. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/






40. The overstatement or the stretching of the truth in order to emphasize a point. (Ex. The music was so loud it shattered my eardrums.)






41. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






42. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






43. When the audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.






44. The consonant sounds are repeated - generally at the beginning of a word or within words. (Ex. The sneaky snake was snoring loudly as she slept soundly.)






45. A writing in which the reality of life is shown.






46. A simple short story that is used to explain a brief - a moral - or a spiritual lesson






47. When the pronoun is used as the sentence's subject.






48. Gives the reader approximate information and does not tell exactly how much or how many.






49. A play that uses dialogue to present its message to the audience and it meant to be performed.






50. Restating in different words







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