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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






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






3. The ability to impart and share knowledge - opinions - ideas - feelings - and beliefs.






4. (construction stage) Reader has contact with content - structure - genre - and the language of the text - using prior knowledge to build an understanding of the elements.






5. The use of a recurring object - element - concept - word - phrase - or structure in order to draw the readers' attention to a specific point the author is trying to make.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. About someone's life (written by another person)






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






13. Is a word placed before a noun - which introduces the noun as specific (the) or nonspecific (a - an).






14. The device in which an author interrupts the story or narrative to go back and explain an earlier event or recall an earlier memory of a character.






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






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






17. When the author says one thing and means something else






18. Restating in different words






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






20. Describes a noun or pronoun without comparing it to anyone or anything else.






21. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






22. Compares 2 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The event usually ends in - er.






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






24. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






26. A short story - often with animals as the main characters - that teachers a moral or lesson to the reader






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






28. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.






29. Uses a completely different word to express the comparison.






30. A real concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept






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






32. A story written in certain form or rhyme and rhythm with imagery






33. Is a word that names a person - place - thing - concept - idea - act - or characteristic. Nouns give names to everything that exists - has existed - or will exist in the world.






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






35. Contains the preposition - the object of the preposition and the modifiers of the object.






36. 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.






37. Daily communications that happen as people interact with one another in their common environment. These relations may occur in the home - at work - in school - in the community - or on the computer.






38. Connection is defined as the comparison between what is currently being read to that of other literary works that have been read in the past.






39. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






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






41. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






43. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.






44. A pair of words that when combined have the opposite meanings. (Ex. found missing - exact estimate - tragic comedy - old news - small fortune - pretty ugly - jumbo shrimp






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






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






47. A comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas through the use of the words like or as. (Ex. My words trickled off my tongue like raindrops on a windshield.)






48. A sentence that expresses strong feeling or shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point.






49. Is a scheme of how words are organized into patterns






50. Is a discrepancy between the expected results and actual results.







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