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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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).






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






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






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






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






6. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






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






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






9. A narrative is a constructive format (as a work of speech - writing - song - film - television - video games - photography or theatre) that describes a sequence of non - fictional or fictional events.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






18. A simple short story that is used to explain a brief - a moral - or a spiritual lesson






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






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






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






22. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






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






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






26. A story written for the purpose of performance






27. Is a word used in place of or to replace a noun. Pronouns include: I - me - myself - you - yours - yourself - we - us - ours - he - she - his - her - hers - they - their - theirs - it - its.






28. 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.)






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Main problem in the story.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






40. (extending stage) Reader delves into the text - using background knowledge to build an understanding of the literary piece with new information being absorbed and used to ask questions.






41. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






43. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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