NYSTCE ELA CST questions with correct answers

Misplaced modifier - 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 - Answer the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words parallel structure - Answer the repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure dissonance - Answer Harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds Perlocution - Answer The effects of something said. (I say, "it's hot" and someone opens a window). blank verse - Answer unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) iambic pentemeter - Answer lines that ideally have five stressed and five unstressed syllables logos - Answer an appeal based on logic or reason pathos - Answer quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness