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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
existentialism
rhetorical question
spondaic (spondee)
2. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
malapropism
denotation
character
suspense
3. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
dimeter
archetype
memoir
situational irony
4. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
rhyme
epilogue
slant rhyme
conflict
5. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
epiphany
anecdote
moral
end rhyme
6. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
setting
Foot
verbal irony
archaic
7. Seven feet per line of poetry
spondaic (spondee)
verbal irony
stream of consciousness
heptameter (or septameter)
8. 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)
setting
metonymy
limited omniscient
flashback
9. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
mood
rhetoric
onomatopoeia
figurative language
10. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
oxymoron
situational irony
point of view
heroic couplet
11. 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)
heroic couplet
synecdoche
protagonist
vulgarity
12. Three feet per line of poetry
dimeter
heroic couplet
trimeter
inversion
13. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
monometer
heptameter (or septameter)
point of view
rhetorical question
14. Writing or speech that tells a story
narrative
point of view
setting
dramatic monologue
15. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
caesura
fiction
atmosphere
anthropomorphism
16. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
oxymoron
maxim
tone
suspense
17. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
monometer
narrator
epitaph
metaphor
18. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
apostrophe
archetype
profanity
prologue
19. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
soliloquy
couplet
free verse
malapropism
20. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
prologue
figure of speech
epic hero
hyperbole
21. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
magic realism
epigraph
connotation
refrain
22. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
plot
rhyme scheme
synecdoche
caesura
23. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
rhythm
rhetoric
narrator
character
24. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
end rhyme
rhetoric
epitaph
mood
25. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
allegory
regionalism
refrain
imagery
26. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
blank verse
iambic (iamb)
caesura
anthropomorphism
27. A person portrayed in a literary work
dramatic poetry
jargon
character
setting
28. The writer says one thing but means something else
anapestic (anapest)
rhyme
ballad
verbal irony
29. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
cadence
hyperbole
epitaph
refrain
30. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
imagery
onomatopoeia
prologue
omniscient
31. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
jargon
dactylic (dactyl)
Foot
imagery
32. Four feet per line of poetry
tetrameter
plot
repetition
hubris
33. 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
alliteration
octameter
blank verse
stream of consciousness
34. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
soliloquy
Imagism
drama
spondaic (spondee)
35. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
climax
memoir
internal rhyme
protagonist
36. A long speech by a character in a literary work
suspense
connotation
monologue
internal rhyme
37. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
ballad
characterization
profanity
caesura
38. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
narrative
heroic couplet
figurative language
internal rhyme
39. Six feet per line of poetry
free verse
suspense
epic hero
hexameter
40. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
apostrophe
situational irony
imagery
stream of consciousness
41. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
dialect
consonance
dramatic irony
irony
42. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
metonymy
imagery
epilogue
octameter
43. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
profanity
conflict
monologue
free verse
44. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
internal rhyme
vulgarity
dramatic monologue
limited omniscient
45. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
rhetorical question
epilogue
free verse
denouement
46. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
limited omniscient
soliloquy
oxymoron
analogy
47. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
magic realism
tone
plot
interior monologue
48. Eight feet per line of poetry
figurative language
situational irony
octameter
prologue
49. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
climax
anapestic (anapest)
end rhyme
onomatopoeia
50. 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
pentameter
allegory
internal rhyme
epitaph