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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. Verse that tells a story






2. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point






3. A narrative song or poem






4. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






5. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words






6. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations






7. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal






8. A literary work in which all or most of the characters - events and setting stand for ideas or generalization about life; have a moral or lesson






9. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)






10. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power






11. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism






12. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story






13. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past






14. A person portrayed in a literary work






15. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature






16. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area






17. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech






18. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry






19. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






20. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes






21. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities






22. The literary representation of a character's free - flowing thought processes - memories - and emotions; often does not use conventional sentence structure or rules of grammar






23. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose






24. The author's attitude toward his/her subject matter or audience; expressed through diction - punctuation - syntax - and figures of speech; (ex: humorous - serious - formal - distant - friendly)






25. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)






26. The larger - than - life central character in an epic (a long narrative poem about events of crucial importance to the history of a culture/nation)






27. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)






28. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)






29. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






30. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.






31. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life






32. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






33. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand






34. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)






35. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story






36. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region






37. Two feet per line of poetry






38. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






39. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






40. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest






41. Three feet per line of poetry






42. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form






43. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






44. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






45. A figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole or a whole is used for its parts (ex: All hands on deck)






46. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play






47. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later






48. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






49. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






50. Six feet per line of poetry