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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






3. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech






4. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






6. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when the speaker gets two words mixed up (ex: We watched the flamingo dancers all day)






7. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






9. Writing or speech that tells a story






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






11. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)






12. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






13. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region






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






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






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






17. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'






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






19. Verse that tells a story






20. One foot per line of poetry






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






22. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur






23. The writer says one thing but means something else






24. Three feet per line of poetry






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






26. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






27. 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






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






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






30. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






41. Conversation between characters in a literary work






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The pattern formed by end rhyme in a stanza or poem; indicated by the assignment of a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme






50. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected