PRAXIS 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ARTS (5047)-READING WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Drama
a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage.
Poetry
Written in verses that may be complete sentences, clauses, or phrases. Rhyming or unrhymed verse.
Poetry meter
following a particular rhythmic pattern: iambic, dactylic, spondaic, trochaic, or anapestic-w/o regular
meter.
Also, described by the number of beats or stressed syllables per verse. Gives the poem flow.
Free verse poem
poetry without rhyme or meter
Poems
Free verse, metered but unrhymed, rhyme but w/o meter, or using both rhyme and meter.
Blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
Ballad
used in musical songs and poems
Poetry ballads
rhymed and metered for subjects: love, death, murder, or religious topics
monologue poems
poet speaks in the voice of a character/persona
Elegies
mourning poems: lament, praise, solace
Epic poems
long, recount heroic deeds and adventures, stylized language, and combine dramatic and lyrical
conventions
Epigrams poems
memorable, one or two-line poems
Epistolary poems
written and read as letters
, Odes
evolved from early poems with music and dance
Romantic poems
poems expressing strong feelings and contemplative thoughts
Pastoral poems
poetry that idealizes nature and country living
Limericks
two lines of iambic trimeter, 2 lines of iambic dimeter and one line of iambic trimeter, humorous and
or bawdy
Haiku
Japanese poetry form-17 syllables across 3 verses as 5/7/5. Expressed with concise, depict a moment
in time, evoke illumination and enlightenment.
Sonnets
14 lines of iambic pentameter, tightly organized around a theme( English/Italian)
paragraph
a group of connected sentences covering one main topic
stanza
in poetry, a group of verses, divided into stanza or couplets
dialogue
conversation in a play
soliloquies/monologues
used in drama, a person talking to oneself
denouement
the resolution following the climax
couplet
a stanza of two lines, rhymed or unrhymed, enhance the mood of poems or clarify the development
of the poem's theme
Reading comprehension
making predictions, connections, and summarizing
ARTS (5047)-READING WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100% 2023
Drama
a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage.
Poetry
Written in verses that may be complete sentences, clauses, or phrases. Rhyming or unrhymed verse.
Poetry meter
following a particular rhythmic pattern: iambic, dactylic, spondaic, trochaic, or anapestic-w/o regular
meter.
Also, described by the number of beats or stressed syllables per verse. Gives the poem flow.
Free verse poem
poetry without rhyme or meter
Poems
Free verse, metered but unrhymed, rhyme but w/o meter, or using both rhyme and meter.
Blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
Ballad
used in musical songs and poems
Poetry ballads
rhymed and metered for subjects: love, death, murder, or religious topics
monologue poems
poet speaks in the voice of a character/persona
Elegies
mourning poems: lament, praise, solace
Epic poems
long, recount heroic deeds and adventures, stylized language, and combine dramatic and lyrical
conventions
Epigrams poems
memorable, one or two-line poems
Epistolary poems
written and read as letters
, Odes
evolved from early poems with music and dance
Romantic poems
poems expressing strong feelings and contemplative thoughts
Pastoral poems
poetry that idealizes nature and country living
Limericks
two lines of iambic trimeter, 2 lines of iambic dimeter and one line of iambic trimeter, humorous and
or bawdy
Haiku
Japanese poetry form-17 syllables across 3 verses as 5/7/5. Expressed with concise, depict a moment
in time, evoke illumination and enlightenment.
Sonnets
14 lines of iambic pentameter, tightly organized around a theme( English/Italian)
paragraph
a group of connected sentences covering one main topic
stanza
in poetry, a group of verses, divided into stanza or couplets
dialogue
conversation in a play
soliloquies/monologues
used in drama, a person talking to oneself
denouement
the resolution following the climax
couplet
a stanza of two lines, rhymed or unrhymed, enhance the mood of poems or clarify the development
of the poem's theme
Reading comprehension
making predictions, connections, and summarizing
