OAE English Language Arts 020
stanza - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of lines in a poem
lyric vs. narrative poem - CORRECT ANSWER-lyric -- does not tell a story/expresses
the personal feelings, observations, or thoughts of a speaker
narrative -- poem that tells story
sonnet - CORRECT ANSWER-a 14 line poem containing 3 quatrains and 1 couplet
quatrain - CORRECT ANSWER-A four line stanza
cinquain - CORRECT ANSWER-a poem with 5 lines that contains a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable
pattern
haiku - CORRECT ANSWER-3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature
limerick - CORRECT ANSWER-a silly, nonsense poem with 5 lines in a AABBA rhyme
scheme
proverb - CORRECT ANSWER-a short traditional saying that expresses wisdom
concrete poem - CORRECT ANSWER-a poem in which the words are arranged to
create a picture that relates to the content of the poem
ode - CORRECT ANSWER-A poem in praise of something divine or noble; usually
serious in tone
Denotative - CORRECT ANSWER-Dictionary definition
Connotative - CORRECT ANSWER-The ideas or concepts a word suggests in addition
to its literal definition.
Reading Comprehension Strategies - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding what you
have read by making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, synthesizing and
metacognition.
Literal Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-The lowest level of understanding. It
involves reading the lines and understanding exactly what is on the page. Students can
repeat or paraphrase what they have read.
, Inferential Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding of information that
isn't explicitly given, but rather implied in a written passage. (make predictions)
Evaluative Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-Ability to use critical thinking skills,
logical analysis, and aesthetic considerations to evaluate a text.
Appreciative Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-Considering the author's purpose
for writing the text. You may not "like" classical music, but can you appreciate the skill,
talent, and years of training of the musicians or composer?
Stylistic Text Features - CORRECT ANSWER-Figurative Language to Text Style
Informational Text - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual
information. Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read
(e.g., textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures, technical manuals).
Persuasive Text - CORRECT ANSWER-Writing to present an argument or point of view;
editorials, propaganda, advertisement.
Rhetorical Devices - CORRECT ANSWER-Rhetorical devices are common, such as
saying language is a living beast: that's a metaphor — one of the most common
rhetorical devices. Another is alliteration, like saying "bees behave badly in Boston."
Rhetorical devices go beyond the meaning of words to create effects that are creative
and imaginative, adding literary quality to writing.
Drama Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Highly emotional, usually focuses on
humans and involves a "crisis of feeling" - a painful or harmful experience.
Poetry Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Figurative language, meter, sound,
imagery, format.
Meter - CORRECT ANSWER-Beat or Rhythm in Poetry
Iamb - CORRECT ANSWER-Unstressed, Stressed
Trochee - CORRECT ANSWER-Stressed, Unstressed
Anapest - CORRECT ANSWER-Unstressed, Unstressed, Stressed
Dactyl - CORRECT ANSWER-Stressed, Unstressed, Unstressed
stanza - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of lines in a poem
lyric vs. narrative poem - CORRECT ANSWER-lyric -- does not tell a story/expresses
the personal feelings, observations, or thoughts of a speaker
narrative -- poem that tells story
sonnet - CORRECT ANSWER-a 14 line poem containing 3 quatrains and 1 couplet
quatrain - CORRECT ANSWER-A four line stanza
cinquain - CORRECT ANSWER-a poem with 5 lines that contains a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable
pattern
haiku - CORRECT ANSWER-3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature
limerick - CORRECT ANSWER-a silly, nonsense poem with 5 lines in a AABBA rhyme
scheme
proverb - CORRECT ANSWER-a short traditional saying that expresses wisdom
concrete poem - CORRECT ANSWER-a poem in which the words are arranged to
create a picture that relates to the content of the poem
ode - CORRECT ANSWER-A poem in praise of something divine or noble; usually
serious in tone
Denotative - CORRECT ANSWER-Dictionary definition
Connotative - CORRECT ANSWER-The ideas or concepts a word suggests in addition
to its literal definition.
Reading Comprehension Strategies - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding what you
have read by making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, synthesizing and
metacognition.
Literal Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-The lowest level of understanding. It
involves reading the lines and understanding exactly what is on the page. Students can
repeat or paraphrase what they have read.
, Inferential Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding of information that
isn't explicitly given, but rather implied in a written passage. (make predictions)
Evaluative Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-Ability to use critical thinking skills,
logical analysis, and aesthetic considerations to evaluate a text.
Appreciative Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER-Considering the author's purpose
for writing the text. You may not "like" classical music, but can you appreciate the skill,
talent, and years of training of the musicians or composer?
Stylistic Text Features - CORRECT ANSWER-Figurative Language to Text Style
Informational Text - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual
information. Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read
(e.g., textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures, technical manuals).
Persuasive Text - CORRECT ANSWER-Writing to present an argument or point of view;
editorials, propaganda, advertisement.
Rhetorical Devices - CORRECT ANSWER-Rhetorical devices are common, such as
saying language is a living beast: that's a metaphor — one of the most common
rhetorical devices. Another is alliteration, like saying "bees behave badly in Boston."
Rhetorical devices go beyond the meaning of words to create effects that are creative
and imaginative, adding literary quality to writing.
Drama Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Highly emotional, usually focuses on
humans and involves a "crisis of feeling" - a painful or harmful experience.
Poetry Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Figurative language, meter, sound,
imagery, format.
Meter - CORRECT ANSWER-Beat or Rhythm in Poetry
Iamb - CORRECT ANSWER-Unstressed, Stressed
Trochee - CORRECT ANSWER-Stressed, Unstressed
Anapest - CORRECT ANSWER-Unstressed, Unstressed, Stressed
Dactyl - CORRECT ANSWER-Stressed, Unstressed, Unstressed
