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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
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1. 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.)






2. A literary work that is in ordinary form and used the familiar structure of spoken language - sentence after sentence.






3. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.






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






5. A group of words with a special - more figurative meaning instead of the literal meaning. (Ex. Charlie planned a presentation on water resources - but jack stole his thunder when he told the boss it was his idea.)






6. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.






7. The use of descriptive works in such a way as to give human characteristics to a nonhuman thing such as an object - idea or animal. (Ex. The dog danced with joy when she was given a bone.)






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






9. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work






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






11. Is a specific use of language that appeals to the readers' senses. Act of forming mental pictures by the reader and to form these pictures while reading.






12. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






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






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






15. The background knowledge or experiences that students may bring with them into the reading of a text.






16. 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)






17. The author tells the story from an outside voice. The narrator is not one of the characters in the story but informs the reader about the characters.






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






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






20. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






22. Compares 3 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The adjective usually ends in - est.






23. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.






24. 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.)






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






26. Shows the action is happening now.






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






28. 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.






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






30. The outcome of the conflict can be forecasted. This is the peak of the story and often included the greatest emotion.






31. Distinct unit of sound found within language that helps distinguish utterances from one another.






32. Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling - but have different meanings. (Ex. mean - rude - mean - average - or mean - define)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. About the author's own personal life (written by the author)






45. Is formed by a proper noun and is always capitalized.






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






47. A story that was created to explain some natural force of nature - religious belief - or social phenomenon. The gods and goddesses have supernatural powers but the human characters often do not.






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






49. (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.






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