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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. Compare 3 or more things.






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






8. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






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






10. 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)






11. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






13. Shows comparison by the suffixes (er/est) or modifiers (more/most).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






25. 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.)






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Main problem in the story.






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






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






34. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.






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






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






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






38. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






39. A group of words with a special - more figurative meaning instead of the literal meaning. (Ex. Charlie planned a presentation on water resources - but jack stole his thunder when he told the boss it was his idea.)






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






41. 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.






42. Describes a noun or pronoun without comparing it to anyone or anything else.






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






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






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






46. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






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






49. 2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel. (Ex. snout=ou - boy=oy)






50. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable