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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






2. These communications occur as part of a tradition - or established meeting or time when certain groups come together for discussions or in response to activities.






3. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






4. Refers to the position in time and space in which an author describes his or her views or material.






5. 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).






6. A string of events that builds up from the conflict - when then moves toward the climax.






7. Writing in which the information is presented as fact or as truth.






8. Have their own - individual form for each tense - which does not follow a pattern.






9. Combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (Ex. head=ea - chance=ch - path=th)






10. Singles out a specific noun; this that - these - those (a noun must immediately follow).






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






12. Is the feeling or attitude that is conveyed by a narrative or selection.






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






14. Is any adjective that is not proper and in not capitalized.






15. 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.






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






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






18. Is a word that shows action(s) or a state of being.






19. 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.






20. A character's traits are exposed by actions and speech.






21. (extension of reading stage) Reader used text knowledge to connect to personal knowledge of the reader's life - the lives of others - and the human condition.






22. A hint of clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next of at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.






23. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






24. Describes a writer's feelings or attitudes toward the subject.






25. Connections are on a larger - broader scale - and this happens when students are able to relay what occurs in a literary work to what ensues in the world.






26. Compare two things.






27. Occur when the adverb tells how much or how little.






28. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.






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






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






31. Shows the action happened in the past or before (uses 'ed')






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






33. Restating in different words






34. 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.






35. Is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun.






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






37. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






38. 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






39. Is a word or phrase used to show strong emotion or surprise. (Ex. Hey!; Oh no - a shark!)






40. A character is portrayed by the author - the narrator - or the other characters.






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






42. A sentence that gives a command - often with you are the understood subject - and ends with a period.






43. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






44. When a conjunction connects two clauses that are not equal or the same type; it connects a dependent to an independent clause.






45. A theme of plot the could happen in real life






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






47. Smallest meaningful unit of speech - which can no longer be divided. (Ex. in - come - on).






48. The setting - time - event - and characters are based on history and facts.






49. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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