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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work






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






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






4. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






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






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






7. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways






8. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable






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






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






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






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






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






14. The perspective from which a story is told






15. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point






16. 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






17. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






18. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)






19. 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






20. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






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






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






23. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






25. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






26. Six feet per line of poetry






27. The writer says one thing but means something else






28. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






29. 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






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






31. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






32. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






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






34. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play






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






36. Verse that tells a story






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






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






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






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






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






42. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand






43. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work






44. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole






45. Five feet per line of poetry






46. 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)






47. 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






48. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.






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






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