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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
analogy
connotation
repetition
trochaic (trochee)
2. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
heptameter (or septameter)
dactylic (dactyl)
metaphor
stream of consciousness
3. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
prologue
epigraph
dialect
protagonist
4. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
epigraph
dramatic monologue
dialogue
simile
5. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
maxim
figurative language
protagonist
drama
6. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
slant rhyme
existentialism
atmosphere
antagonist
7. Writing or speech that tells a story
aphorism
narrative
connotation
simile
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
irony
suspense
allegory
epic hero
9. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
situational irony
blank verse
memoir
narrator
10. Conversation between characters in a literary work
connotation
dramatic monologue
dialogue
vulgarity
11. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
rhetorical question
metonymy
drama
iambic (iamb)
12. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
cadence
rhetoric
repetition
Imagism
13. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
tone
malapropism
situational irony
rhyme
14. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
rhetorical question
hubris
internal rhyme
suspense
15. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
suspense
epilogue
plot
denotation
16. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
dialect
flashback
epic hero
rhetorical question
17. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
epilogue
dimeter
metaphor
analogy
18. A narrator who gives a faulty or distorted account of the events in a story; a child as a narrator might misinterpret someone's actions
point of view
unreliable narrator
regionalism
genre
19. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
metaphor
imagery
narrative poetry
diction
20. Seven feet per line of poetry
imagery
heptameter (or septameter)
apostrophe
analogy
21. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
cliche
narrator
narrative
epiphany
22. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
slang
trochaic (trochee)
internal rhyme
allusion
23. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
apostrophe
imagery
cadence
heroic couplet
24. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
irony
consonance
end rhyme
meter
25. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
hubris
meter
end rhyme
characterization
26. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
internal rhyme
archaic
dramatic irony
free verse
27. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
aphorism
epiphany
allusion
slang
28. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
connotation
Third person
limited omniscient
anapestic (anapest)
29. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
motif
paradox
parallelism
interior monologue
30. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
figurative language
heptameter (or septameter)
narrative poetry
foreshadowing
31. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hero
existentialism
repetition
alliteration
32. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
stream of consciousness
paradox
magic realism
aphorism
33. 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)
metaphor
tone
protagonist
first person
34. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
repetition
synecdoche
paradox
mood
35. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
synecdoche
dramatic irony
denouement
heptameter (or septameter)
36. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
mood
rhetorical question
drama
refrain
37. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
metaphor
verbal irony
allegory
situational irony
38. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
dialogue
parallelism
unreliable narrator
colloquialisms
39. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another that is related (ex: the crown=the king of a country)
internal rhyme
rhythm
paradox
metonymy
40. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
rhetorical question
symbol
archaic
protagonist
41. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
suspense
dramatic poetry
cadence
end rhyme
42. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
genre
soliloquy
vulgarity
denouement
43. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
symbol
limited omniscient
dimeter
internal rhyme
44. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
paradox
connotation
imagery
free verse
45. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
refrain
allegory
figurative language
jargon
46. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
meter
dramatic irony
jargon
refrain
47. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
conflict
dimeter
rhyme
rhythm
48. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when the speaker gets two words mixed up (ex: We watched the flamingo dancers all day)
internal rhyme
dramatic irony
enjambment
malapropism
49. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
epilogue
heptameter (or septameter)
irony
cliche
50. Six feet per line of poetry
hexameter
stream of consciousness
setting
figurative language