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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. Six feet per line of poetry






2. Seven feet per line of poetry






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






4. A literary movement and philosophical attitude important during the mid -19th century in New England; emphasized reliance on intuition and conscience - focused on protesting materialism and Puritan ethic. Hallmarks of the movement: individualism - fr






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. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






8. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






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






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






11. 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)






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






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






14. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






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






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






18. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






20. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality






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






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






23. 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)






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






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






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






27. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)






28. Three feet per line of poetry






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






30. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)






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






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






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






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






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






36. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






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






39. Verse that tells a story






40. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim






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






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






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






49. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea






50. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim







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