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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
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1. (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.






2. 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.)






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






11. Is the perspective from which a story is told or a literary piece is written.






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






13. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






15. Compare 3 or more things.






16. 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






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






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






19. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






21. Occur when the adverbs tells where - to where - or from where.






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






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






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






25. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






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






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






29. Main problem in the story.






30. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






31. 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).






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Restating in different words






39. Shows the action is happening now.






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






41. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






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






44. 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.)






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






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






47. Is the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds (phonemes) in speech.






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






49. 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.






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