Praxis 2 Middle School English Language Arts (5047)-Reading

Drama a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage. Poetry Written in verses that may be complete sentences, clauses, or phrases. Rhyming or unrhymed verse. Poetry meter following a particular rhythmic pattern: iambic, dactylic, spondaic, trochaic, or anapestic-w/o regular meter. Also, described by the number of beats or stressed syllables per verse. Gives the poem flow. Free verse poem poetry without rhyme or meter Poems Free verse, metered but unrhymed, rhyme but w/o meter, or using both rhyme and meter. Blank verse unrhymed iambic pentameter Ballad used in musical songs and poems Poetry ballads rhymed and metered for subjects: love, death, murder, or religious topics monologue poems poet speaks in the voice of a character/persona Elegies mourning poems: lament, praise, solace Epic poems long, recount heroic deeds and adventures, stylized language, and combine dramatic and lyrical conventions Epigrams poems memorable, one or two-line poems Epistolary poems written and read as letters Odes evolved from early poems with music and dance Romantic poems poems expressing strong feelings and contemplative thoughts Pastoral poems poetry that idealizes nature and country living