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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
onomatopoeia
archaic
drama
Imagism
2. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
alliteration
malapropism
dimeter
Third person
3. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
epilogue
setting
Third person
end rhyme
4. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
character
omniscient
slang
antagonist
5. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
suspense
simile
repetition
rhyme
6. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
oxymoron
plot
refrain
narrative poetry
7. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
rhetorical question
characterization
onomatopoeia
heptameter (or septameter)
8. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
paradox
dramatic poetry
pentameter
9. Seven feet per line of poetry
antagonist
heptameter (or septameter)
regionalism
magic realism
10. Persuasive writing
atmosphere
rhetoric
internal rhyme
omniscient
11. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
Imagism
cadence
genre
prologue
12. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
consonance
dramatic monologue
meter
figurative language
13. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
character
jargon
end rhyme
vulgarity
14. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
dialogue
trochaic (trochee)
dactylic (dactyl)
antagonist
15. The writer says one thing but means something else
verbal irony
oxymoron
archaic
slang
16. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
enjambment
parallelism
dimeter
hubris
17. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
magic realism
monometer
end rhyme
dramatic monologue
18. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
epitaph
repetition
imagery
denotation
19. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
Imagism
trimeter
regionalism
maxim
20. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
heptameter (or septameter)
cadence
genre
dramatic irony
21. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
moral
hexameter
soliloquy
oxymoron
22. A narrative song or poem
meter
dramatic poetry
ballad
characterization
23. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
ballad
mood
moral
narrative
24. A long speech by a character in a literary work
first person
metonymy
conflict
monologue
25. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
prologue
vulgarity
epilogue
climax
26. The larger - than - life central character in an epic (a long narrative poem about events of crucial importance to the history of a culture/nation)
Third person
epic hero
setting
apostrophe
27. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
magic realism
mood
metaphor
malapropism
28. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
soliloquy
prologue
epilogue
dimeter
29. A person portrayed in a literary work
characterization
memoir
character
parallelism
30. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
oxymoron
anapestic (anapest)
flash - forward
repetition
31. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
suspense
figure of speech
verbal irony
repetition
32. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
regionalism
symbol
rhyme scheme
inversion
33. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
consonance
internal rhyme
flash - forward
parallelism
34. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
suspense
parallelism
analogy
dactylic (dactyl)
35. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
end rhyme
internal rhyme
allusion
rhythm
36. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
anecdote
trochaic (trochee)
denouement
37. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
flash - forward
enjambment
dactylic (dactyl)
38. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
imagery
stream of consciousness
existentialism
meter
39. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
analogy
repetition
maxim
moral
40. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
dialect
epilogue
irony
dramatic monologue
41. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
plot
enjambment
mood
pentameter
42. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
epiphany
dramatic irony
heroic couplet
oxymoron
43. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
metonymy
narrator
prologue
hyperbole
44. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
tone
colloquialisms
end rhyme
spondaic (spondee)
45. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
drama
internal rhyme
spondaic (spondee)
rhythm
46. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
monometer
rhetorical question
dramatic monologue
blank verse
47. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
imagery
limited omniscient
iambic (iamb)
48. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
paradox
narrative poetry
anthropomorphism
flash - forward
49. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
analogy
refrain
internal rhyme
climax
50. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
suspense
hubris
first person
analogy