NYSTCE ELA CST EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in
a sentence: e.g., 'when young' in 'when young, circuses appeal to all of us' - correct
Answer-Misplaced modifier
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words - correct
Answer-assonance
the repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical
structure - correct Answer-parallel structure
Harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds - correct Answer-dissonance
The effects of something said. (I say, "it's hot" and someone opens a window). - correct
Answer-Perlocution
unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) - correct Answer-blank verse
lines that ideally have five stressed and five unstressed syllables - correct Answer-
iambic pentemeter
an appeal based on logic or reason - correct Answer-logos
quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or
sadness - correct Answer-pathos
The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator -
correct Answer-ethos
suggests settings, characters, and themes that appear and reappear in literature. Flood,
for instance, is a common theme in literature - correct Answer-topos
When a line continues into the next without punctuation or break - correct Answer-
enjambments
organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses - correct Answer-meters
someone, some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as
though present - correct Answer-apostrophes
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in
a sentence: e.g., 'when young' in 'when young, circuses appeal to all of us' - correct
Answer-Misplaced modifier
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words - correct
Answer-assonance
the repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical
structure - correct Answer-parallel structure
Harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds - correct Answer-dissonance
The effects of something said. (I say, "it's hot" and someone opens a window). - correct
Answer-Perlocution
unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) - correct Answer-blank verse
lines that ideally have five stressed and five unstressed syllables - correct Answer-
iambic pentemeter
an appeal based on logic or reason - correct Answer-logos
quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or
sadness - correct Answer-pathos
The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator -
correct Answer-ethos
suggests settings, characters, and themes that appear and reappear in literature. Flood,
for instance, is a common theme in literature - correct Answer-topos
When a line continues into the next without punctuation or break - correct Answer-
enjambments
organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses - correct Answer-meters
someone, some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as
though present - correct Answer-apostrophes
