Praxis II Elementary Education 5001 Study Guide

Assonance CORRECT ANSWER Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds Meter CORRECT ANSWER A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a rhythm when spoken Iambic meter CORRECT ANSWER An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable Blank verse CORRECT ANSWER unrhymed verse that consists of lines of iambic pentameter Free verse CORRECT ANSWER Lacks regular patterns of poetic feet, but has more controlled rhythm than prose in terms of pace and pauses. Phonological awareness CORRECT ANSWER A sub-skill of literacy; the ability to perceive sound structures in spoken word, such as syllables and the individual phonemes within syllables. Phonemes CORRECT ANSWER The sounds represented by the letters in the alphabet Teaching phonological awareness CORRECT ANSWER Language play; an exposure to a variety of sounds and contexts of sounds