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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.






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






3. 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).






4. A story written for the purpose of performance






5. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






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






8. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






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. Is a scheme of how words are organized into patterns






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






12. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/






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






14. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






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






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






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






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






19. Express one complete thought.






20. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






21. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. A play that uses dialogue to present its message to the audience and it meant to be performed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Restating in different words






32. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






33. Is a word or phrase used to show strong emotion or surprise. (Ex. Hey!; Oh no - a shark!)






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






35. 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.)






36. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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)






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






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






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






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






45. Main problem in the story.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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