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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. Restating in different words






9. Refers to the position in time and space in which an author describes his or her views or material.






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






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






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






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






14. Requires the words more/most of less/least to express comparison.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






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






24. (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.






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






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






27. 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.






28. A story written for the purpose of performance






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. 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






32. The use of words that are appealing to the sense of hearing and mimic sounds that aid in the description for the reader. (Ex. boom - sizzle - tinkle - hiss - chiming - tolling - moan - groan - purr - squeak)






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






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






35. The writer tells the story another character addressing him as 'you'. It appears to the readers as if they are the characters being told what to do and what to feel.






36. When the audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.






37. 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).






38. A series of events occurring after the climax that bring the story to a conclusion






39. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






41. 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.)






42. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






43. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






45. An exaggeration or use of a statement that enhances the effects of the words - which may or may not be realistic. (Ex. It was such a hot summer that even the cactus was sweating.)






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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