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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)






3. 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






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






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






6. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves






7. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature






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






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






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






11. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds






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






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






14. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir






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






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






17. Six feet per line of poetry






18. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






19. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things






30. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area






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






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






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






34. A narrative song or poem






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






36. One foot per line of poetry






37. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive






38. Conversation between characters in a literary work






39. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;






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






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






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






43. Two feet per line of poetry






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






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






46. Eight feet per line of poetry






47. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)






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






49. 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)






50. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre