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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






2. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






8. 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.






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






10. Connections are on a larger - broader scale - and this happens when students are able to relay what occurs in a literary work to what ensues in the world.






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






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






13. 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.)






14. A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.






15. When the author says one thing and means something else






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






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






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






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






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






21. A speech or poem spoken by one character in order to share their innermost thought and feelings - which have been hidden throughout the story






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.)






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






30. 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.






31. Replace nouns in a sentence.






32. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. Compare 3 or more things.






37. 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.






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






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






40. Shows the action is happening now.






41. Focuses on a mix of reality and the imaginary.






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






43. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






44. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






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






47. Is a word placed before a noun - which introduces the noun as specific (the) or nonspecific (a - an).






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






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






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







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