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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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1. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
irony
onomatopoeia
verbal irony
narrative
2. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
synecdoche
narrator
dramatic poetry
metonymy
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
genre
verbal irony
tetrameter
theme
4. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
enjambment
drama
archetype
5. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
figure of speech
hubris
aphorism
epic hero
6. 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)
verbal irony
oxymoron
archetype
epic hero
7. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
plot
trimeter
atmosphere
omniscient
8. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
allusion
omniscient
figurative language
motif
9. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
analogy
prologue
characterization
drama
10. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
slang
hubris
dimeter
simile
11. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
alliteration
end rhyme
enjambment
interior monologue
12. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
assonance
meter
suspense
imagery
13. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
unreliable narrator
connotation
genre
figure of speech
14. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
rhetoric
omniscient
interior monologue
pentameter
15. A narrator who gives a faulty or distorted account of the events in a story; a child as a narrator might misinterpret someone's actions
unreliable narrator
trimeter
interior monologue
hero
16. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
anthropomorphism
trimeter
apostrophe
archetype
17. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
imagery
simile
denouement
character
18. Three feet per line of poetry
trimeter
anthropomorphism
epiphany
figurative language
19. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
dramatic monologue
anapestic (anapest)
jargon
characterization
20. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hero
atmosphere
diction
simile
21. Eight feet per line of poetry
octameter
antagonist
apostrophe
dialect
22. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
rhyme
soliloquy
protagonist
oxymoron
23. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
profanity
analogy
dialogue
couplet
24. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
paradox
narrator
figurative language
refrain
25. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
trochaic (trochee)
denotation
drama
farce
26. 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)
aphorism
figurative language
narrator
malapropism
27. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
malapropism
limited omniscient
metaphor
dramatic monologue
28. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
limited omniscient
antagonist
setting
magic realism
29. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
trochaic (trochee)
memoir
situational irony
flashback
30. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
slang
profanity
anthropomorphism
dialect
31. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
colloquialisms
setting
repetition
caesura
32. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
monologue
figurative language
antagonist
suspense
33. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
conflict
limited omniscient
narrative poetry
inversion
34. A long speech by a character in a literary work
denouement
monologue
dialogue
allegory
35. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
archaic
apostrophe
epilogue
colloquialisms
36. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
epigram
atmosphere
regionalism
allusion
37. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
diction
atmosphere
motif
38. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
atmosphere
denouement
point of view
Imagism
39. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
epilogue
characterization
motif
imagery
40. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
synecdoche
apostrophe
meter
moral
41. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
climax
dialogue
caesura
situational irony
42. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
paradox
heroic couplet
jargon
limited omniscient
43. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
end rhyme
figure of speech
parallelism
stream of consciousness
44. Conversation between characters in a literary work
vulgarity
foreshadowing
refrain
dialogue
45. 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
Transcendentalism
heroic couplet
caesura
denotation
46. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
interior monologue
Foot
rhetorical question
epilogue
47. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
dramatic monologue
denotation
figurative language
flashback
48. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
internal rhyme
couplet
anapestic (anapest)
rhythm
49. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
dialect
climax
mood
archetype
50. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
end rhyme
memoir
epitaph
dramatic irony
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