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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves






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






3. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






4. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations






5. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character






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






7. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern






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






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






10. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author






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






12. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






13. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry






14. The central understanding about life as expressed in a work of literature; may be stated or expressed directly; usually implied or revealed gradually through events - dialogue - and outcome






15. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone






16. The writer says one thing but means something else






17. Four feet per line of poetry






18. 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)






19. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word






20. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables






21. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious






22. 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






23. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic






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






25. Eight feet per line of poetry






26. Five feet per line of poetry






27. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)






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






29. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)






30. A long speech by a character in a literary work






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






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






33. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme






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






35. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work






36. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work






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






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






39. Two feet per line of poetry






40. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza






41. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature






42. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)






43. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)






44. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer






45. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something






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






47. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device






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






49. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






50. 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