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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Main problem in the story.






2. 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)






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Is the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds (phonemes) in speech.






10. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






11. Compare two things.






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






13. 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.)






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






15. 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.






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






17. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






19. 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.






20. Restating in different words






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






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






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






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






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






26. Is made up of 2 or more words and is hyphenated. (Ex. The action - packed movie held my attention.)






27. Attachment to a base or root word.






28. 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.






29. Includes the time - place(s) - physical details - and the circumstances or events in which a situation occurs.






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






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






32. Compare 3 or more things.






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






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






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






36. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






38. How the details of a narrative are placed and how transitions are made within the narrative. Helps the story to move forward.






39. Shows that the action will happen (uses 'will')






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






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