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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Singles out a specific noun; this that - these - those (a noun must immediately follow).






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






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






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






5. A word the joins together words or groups of words.






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






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






8. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






9. 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.






10. Main problem in the story.






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






12. Introduction of the story. Reader is introduced to the setting - tone - characters - purpose if the story






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






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






15. 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).






16. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. The overstatement or the stretching of the truth in order to emphasize a point. (Ex. The music was so loud it shattered my eardrums.)






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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.)






31. 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.






32. 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.)






33. 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.)






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






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






36. (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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. When the pronoun is used as the sentence's subject.






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






43. Is the feeling or attitude that is conveyed by a narrative or selection.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. Compare 3 or more things.






49. 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.






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







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