NYSTCE English Language Arts (003) Test Exam
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1. Epic poems: a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, adventures
2. Epistolary Poetry: written and read as letters
3. Ballads: songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure, romance, death
and religion
4. Elegies: poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of
consolation
5. Odes: Poems that express strong emotions about life, evolved from songs
6. Epigrams/ limericks: Known for humor and wit
7. Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English
typically having ten syllables per line.
8. novel of manners: a novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a
particular social group
9. Sentimental love novels: originated in romanticism
10. epistolary novel: a novel in letter form written by one or more of the characters
11. Bildungsroman Novel: German coming of age stories. Youth's struggles with identity
and life's meaning (Catcher in theRye, Lord of the Flies)
12. Roman a' clef: Require real life frame of reference for full understanding (key). Disguises
truth too dangerous for author to state directly (Animal Farm, Nun's Priest Tale: Canterbury
Tales)
13. Realism: Addresses ethical issues
14. Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's
stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical
issues. (Alexander Pope's "Rape of Lock," John Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
15. Used to depict lower-class characters speech in dramas: Colloquial Prose
16. Used to depict upper-class characters speech in dramas: Stylized verse
17. Example of a play within a play: Hamlet
18. Shakespeare borrowed themes and characters from which author: Christo- pher
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, Marlowe (Merchant of Venice- Jew of Malta)
19. Comedy: light and humorous drama with a happy ending
20. 3 types of dramatic comedy: Farce, romantic comedy, satirical comedy
21. Farce: A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of
seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose. Highly improbable events
22. romantic comedy: a type of comedy whose likable and sensible main charac- ters are
placed in difficulties from which they are rescued at the end of the play, either attaining their
ends or having their good fortunes restored. (Much Ado About Nothing- Shakespeare)
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Questions and Answers 100% Verified
1. Epic poems: a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, adventures
2. Epistolary Poetry: written and read as letters
3. Ballads: songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure, romance, death
and religion
4. Elegies: poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of
consolation
5. Odes: Poems that express strong emotions about life, evolved from songs
6. Epigrams/ limericks: Known for humor and wit
7. Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English
typically having ten syllables per line.
8. novel of manners: a novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a
particular social group
9. Sentimental love novels: originated in romanticism
10. epistolary novel: a novel in letter form written by one or more of the characters
11. Bildungsroman Novel: German coming of age stories. Youth's struggles with identity
and life's meaning (Catcher in theRye, Lord of the Flies)
12. Roman a' clef: Require real life frame of reference for full understanding (key). Disguises
truth too dangerous for author to state directly (Animal Farm, Nun's Priest Tale: Canterbury
Tales)
13. Realism: Addresses ethical issues
14. Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's
stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical
issues. (Alexander Pope's "Rape of Lock," John Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
15. Used to depict lower-class characters speech in dramas: Colloquial Prose
16. Used to depict upper-class characters speech in dramas: Stylized verse
17. Example of a play within a play: Hamlet
18. Shakespeare borrowed themes and characters from which author: Christo- pher
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, Marlowe (Merchant of Venice- Jew of Malta)
19. Comedy: light and humorous drama with a happy ending
20. 3 types of dramatic comedy: Farce, romantic comedy, satirical comedy
21. Farce: A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of
seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose. Highly improbable events
22. romantic comedy: a type of comedy whose likable and sensible main charac- ters are
placed in difficulties from which they are rescued at the end of the play, either attaining their
ends or having their good fortunes restored. (Much Ado About Nothing- Shakespeare)
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