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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. Five feet per line of poetry






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






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






5. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






6. The perspective from which a story is told






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






8. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. The writer says one thing but means something else






15. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions






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






17. Persuasive writing






18. A person portrayed in a literary work






19. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone






20. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






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






22. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character






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






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






25. Four feet per line of poetry






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






27. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things






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






29. Conversation between characters in a literary work






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






31. 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






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






33. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power






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






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






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






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






38. One foot per line of poetry






39. Two feet per line of poetry






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






41. A narrative song or poem






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






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






44. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive






45. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






46. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






48. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






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