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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.






2. 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.






3. Shows the action is happening now.






4. Main problem in the story.






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






6. 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.






7. Connection occurs when students can relate their own lives or make very personal connections to what is currently being read.






8. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






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






11. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






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






13. Compare two things.






14. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






17. Describes a writer's feelings or attitudes toward the subject.






18. Express one complete thought.






19. 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.)






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. A device in which a word or phrase is used to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning. Can also be used to show that a person - situation - statement - or circumstance is not as it usually appears.






26. Occur when the adverb tells how much or how little.






27. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.)






38. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. Not true - imaginary - books that are not true stories - but made up ones.






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






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






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







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