NYSTCE ELA CST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.docx

NYSTCE ELA CST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Misplaced modifier -
correct answer ✅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'


assonance -
correct answer ✅the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed
syllables of successive words


parallel structure -
correct answer ✅the repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences
that have the same grammatical structure


dissonance -
correct answer ✅Harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds


Perlocution -
correct answer ✅The effects of something said. (I say, "it's hot"
and someone opens a window).


blank verse -
correct answer ✅unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

, NYSTCE ELA CST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

iambic pentemeter -
correct answer ✅lines that ideally have five stressed and five
unstressed syllables


logos -
correct answer ✅an appeal based on logic or reason


pathos -
correct answer ✅quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or
events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness


ethos -
correct answer ✅The appeal of a text to the credibility and
character of the speaker, writer, or narrator


topos -
correct answer ✅suggests settings, characters, and themes that
appear and reappear in literature. Flood, for instance, is a common
theme in literature