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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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.)






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






5. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






6. 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.)






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (Ex. head=ea - chance=ch - path=th)






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. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






19. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






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






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






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






24. Compare two things.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Main problem in the story.






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






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






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






34. A sentence that gives a command - often with you are the understood subject - and ends with a period.






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






36. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






38. Occur when the adverb tells how often - when - or how long.






39. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.






40. 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.






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






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






43. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






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






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






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






48. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






49. (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.






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