PRAXIS II 5047: MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% 2023
accent
emphasis or stress placed on a syllable in poetry
blank verse
any unrhymed poetry, most often unrhymed iambic pentameter verse. Ex - paradise lost, most of
Shakespeare's plays
Concrete poetry
poetry in which visual elements play a large part in the poetic effect - punctuation marks, letters, or
words are arranged on a page to form a visual design
couplet
two lines of poetry with the same rhyme and meter, often expressing a complete and self-contained
thought
foot
smallest unit of rhythm in a line of poetry - typically one accented syllable combined with one or two
unaccented syllables
iamb
accent is on the second syllable of a two syllable word - contort
trochee
accent is on the first syllable of a two syllable word - torture
anapest
two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable - intercept
dactyl
accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables - suicide
free verse
poetry that lacks regular metrical and rhyme patterns but that tries to capture the cadences of
everyday speech. This allows poets to exploit a variety of rhythmical effects within a single poem. Ex -
Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, William Carlos Williams
Iambic pentameter
A verse with five iambic feet, which individually are composed of an unstressed syllable followed by
an accented syllable.
measure
the foot, verse, or time sequence used in a literary work, especially a poem
, meter
the repetition of sound patterns that creates a rhythm in poetry. The patterns are based on the
number of syllables and the presence and absence of accents
narrative poetry
nondramatic poem in which the author tells a story. Such poems may be of any length or level of
complexity
terza rima
three stanza form in which the rhymes are made on the last word of each line in the first and third
lines of the first stanza, the second line of the first stanza, and the first and third lines of the second
stanza
assonance
the repetition of similar vowel sounds
cadence
the natural rhythm of language caused by the alteration of accented and unaccented syllables
caesura
a pause in a line of poetry, usually occurring near the middle. It typically corresponds to a break in the
natural rhythm or sense of the line but is sometimes shifted to create special meanings or rhythmic
effects
consonance
words appearing at the end of two or more verses have similar final consonant sounds but have final
vowel sounds that differ - stuff and off
dissonance
a combination of harsh or jarring sounds
enjambment
running over of the sense and structure of a line of verse into the following verse
onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning
biography
connected narrative that tells a person's life story. These texts typically aim to be objective and
closely detailed.
drama
work that treats serious subjects and themes but does not aim at the grandeur of tragedy - typically
features characters of a less exalted stature than those of tragedy
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% 2023
accent
emphasis or stress placed on a syllable in poetry
blank verse
any unrhymed poetry, most often unrhymed iambic pentameter verse. Ex - paradise lost, most of
Shakespeare's plays
Concrete poetry
poetry in which visual elements play a large part in the poetic effect - punctuation marks, letters, or
words are arranged on a page to form a visual design
couplet
two lines of poetry with the same rhyme and meter, often expressing a complete and self-contained
thought
foot
smallest unit of rhythm in a line of poetry - typically one accented syllable combined with one or two
unaccented syllables
iamb
accent is on the second syllable of a two syllable word - contort
trochee
accent is on the first syllable of a two syllable word - torture
anapest
two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable - intercept
dactyl
accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables - suicide
free verse
poetry that lacks regular metrical and rhyme patterns but that tries to capture the cadences of
everyday speech. This allows poets to exploit a variety of rhythmical effects within a single poem. Ex -
Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, William Carlos Williams
Iambic pentameter
A verse with five iambic feet, which individually are composed of an unstressed syllable followed by
an accented syllable.
measure
the foot, verse, or time sequence used in a literary work, especially a poem
, meter
the repetition of sound patterns that creates a rhythm in poetry. The patterns are based on the
number of syllables and the presence and absence of accents
narrative poetry
nondramatic poem in which the author tells a story. Such poems may be of any length or level of
complexity
terza rima
three stanza form in which the rhymes are made on the last word of each line in the first and third
lines of the first stanza, the second line of the first stanza, and the first and third lines of the second
stanza
assonance
the repetition of similar vowel sounds
cadence
the natural rhythm of language caused by the alteration of accented and unaccented syllables
caesura
a pause in a line of poetry, usually occurring near the middle. It typically corresponds to a break in the
natural rhythm or sense of the line but is sometimes shifted to create special meanings or rhythmic
effects
consonance
words appearing at the end of two or more verses have similar final consonant sounds but have final
vowel sounds that differ - stuff and off
dissonance
a combination of harsh or jarring sounds
enjambment
running over of the sense and structure of a line of verse into the following verse
onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning
biography
connected narrative that tells a person's life story. These texts typically aim to be objective and
closely detailed.
drama
work that treats serious subjects and themes but does not aim at the grandeur of tragedy - typically
features characters of a less exalted stature than those of tragedy
