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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/






2. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Stories passed down from generation to generation that includes fables - myths - legends - and tall tales.






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






29. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.)






45. 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.)






46. (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.






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






48. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.






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






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