Praxis II 5038 English Language Arts: Content Knowledge - ETS Practice Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Sonnet fourteen lines in length, has the requisite rhyme scheme, and is written in iambic
pentameter.
Ode a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style
or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
Ballad Anonymous narrative poems; the ballad stanza is a four-line stanza of alternating
tetrameter and trimeter lines with a rhyme of abab or abcb. a poem or song
narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown
authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of
the folk culture.
Elegy a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Chorus or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse
persona the way you behave, talk, etc., with other people that causes them to see you as a
particular kind of person : the image or personality that a person presents to other
people
genre a particular type or category of literature or art
protagonist main character
antagonist opposing character
Ayn Rand Anthem deals mainly with the main character's struggle to break free of his
collectivist society and become an individual.
Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart
William Golding Lord of the Flies
Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye; Beloved
Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club
2026-2027 | Stuvia Edition
, Praxis II 5038 English Language Arts: Content Knowledge - ETS Practice Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Alice Walker The Color Purple
Maxine Hong Kingston The Woman Warrior
Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God; Sweat (1926)
Anticipation Guide a series of questions that students are asked to respond to (usually by marking
"Agree" or "Disagree") before a particular unit or lesson is begun. After the unit or
lesson, the students review their answers to the anticipation guide and reflect on
what they know or understand better.
Semantic feature analysis strategy that uses a grid to help kids explore how sets of things are related to one
another. By completing and analyzing the grid, students are able to see
connections, make predictions and master important concepts. This strategy
enhances comprehension and vocabulary skills.
Reciprocal teaching an instructional activity in which students become the teacher in small group
reading sessions. Teachers model, then help students learn to guide group
discussions using four strategies: summarizing, question generating, clarifying, and
predicting.
Background building the knowledge students have, learned both formally in the classroom as well as
informally through life experiences.
Classic Haiku five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. The second
line in this poem is short one syllable.
Nathaniel Hawthorne an American novelist, Dark Romantic, and short story writer. Much of Hawthorne's
writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a
Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement
and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent
evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep
psychological complexity. The House of the Seven Gables, Twice-Told Tales, The
Scarlet Letter.
Joseph Conrad wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the
human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe.
considered an early modernist, though his works still contain elements of 19th-
century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many
authors, including T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Salman
Rushdie
James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the Mohicans. prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th
century.
His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created
a unique form of American literature.
Both "Hawkeye" and "Leather-Stocking" were nicknames of Natty Bumppo, the
pioneer hero of five novels by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), known
collectively as the Leather-Stocking Tales.
Herman Melville American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period
best known for Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian
life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). He developed a complex, baroque
style: the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the
elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of
allusion extends to Scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.
2026-2027 | Stuvia Edition
Sonnet fourteen lines in length, has the requisite rhyme scheme, and is written in iambic
pentameter.
Ode a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style
or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
Ballad Anonymous narrative poems; the ballad stanza is a four-line stanza of alternating
tetrameter and trimeter lines with a rhyme of abab or abcb. a poem or song
narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown
authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of
the folk culture.
Elegy a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Chorus or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse
persona the way you behave, talk, etc., with other people that causes them to see you as a
particular kind of person : the image or personality that a person presents to other
people
genre a particular type or category of literature or art
protagonist main character
antagonist opposing character
Ayn Rand Anthem deals mainly with the main character's struggle to break free of his
collectivist society and become an individual.
Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart
William Golding Lord of the Flies
Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye; Beloved
Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club
2026-2027 | Stuvia Edition
, Praxis II 5038 English Language Arts: Content Knowledge - ETS Practice Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Alice Walker The Color Purple
Maxine Hong Kingston The Woman Warrior
Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God; Sweat (1926)
Anticipation Guide a series of questions that students are asked to respond to (usually by marking
"Agree" or "Disagree") before a particular unit or lesson is begun. After the unit or
lesson, the students review their answers to the anticipation guide and reflect on
what they know or understand better.
Semantic feature analysis strategy that uses a grid to help kids explore how sets of things are related to one
another. By completing and analyzing the grid, students are able to see
connections, make predictions and master important concepts. This strategy
enhances comprehension and vocabulary skills.
Reciprocal teaching an instructional activity in which students become the teacher in small group
reading sessions. Teachers model, then help students learn to guide group
discussions using four strategies: summarizing, question generating, clarifying, and
predicting.
Background building the knowledge students have, learned both formally in the classroom as well as
informally through life experiences.
Classic Haiku five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. The second
line in this poem is short one syllable.
Nathaniel Hawthorne an American novelist, Dark Romantic, and short story writer. Much of Hawthorne's
writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a
Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement
and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent
evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep
psychological complexity. The House of the Seven Gables, Twice-Told Tales, The
Scarlet Letter.
Joseph Conrad wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the
human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe.
considered an early modernist, though his works still contain elements of 19th-
century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many
authors, including T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Salman
Rushdie
James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the Mohicans. prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th
century.
His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created
a unique form of American literature.
Both "Hawkeye" and "Leather-Stocking" were nicknames of Natty Bumppo, the
pioneer hero of five novels by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), known
collectively as the Leather-Stocking Tales.
Herman Melville American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period
best known for Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian
life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). He developed a complex, baroque
style: the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the
elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of
allusion extends to Scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.
2026-2027 | Stuvia Edition
