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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






2. Is a specific use of language that appeals to the readers' senses. Act of forming mental pictures by the reader and to form these pictures while reading.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.)






12. The use of descriptive works in such a way as to give human characteristics to a nonhuman thing such as an object - idea or animal. (Ex. The dog danced with joy when she was given a bone.)






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






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






15. (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.






16. A narrative that can be read in one sitting. Has few characters and often one conflict. Characters go through some type of change by the end of the story.






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. 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.)






19. A real concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept






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






21. Restating in different words






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






23. Compare 3 or more things.






24. 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.)






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






38. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






39. 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.






40. Tales that relate to the unknown and revealed through human or worldly dilemmas or situations that include horror - fantasy - crime - solving - secret events - and the supernatural.






41. 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.






42. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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)






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






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