NYSTCE ESOL CST 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Diction. Answer: Used to describe careful choice of words to
improve communications.
~contributes to both meaning and tone
◉Walt Whitman. Answer: Poet of Democracy
◉Triolet. Answer: 8 line poem that repeats entire lines
~Thomas Hardy
◉Haiku. Answer: Consists of 3 lines. The first and the last line of a
haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7.
◉Rondeau. Answer: A short poem consisting of 15 lines that have
two rhymes throughout.
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Diction. Answer: Used to describe careful choice of words to
improve communications.
~contributes to both meaning and tone
◉Walt Whitman. Answer: Poet of Democracy
◉Triolet. Answer: 8 line poem that repeats entire lines
~Thomas Hardy
◉Haiku. Answer: Consists of 3 lines. The first and the last line of a
haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7.
◉Rondeau. Answer: A short poem consisting of 15 lines that have
two rhymes throughout.