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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






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






4. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






5. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area






6. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza






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






8. The perspective from which a story is told






9. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






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






11. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest






12. The author's attitude toward his/her subject matter or audience; expressed through diction - punctuation - syntax - and figures of speech; (ex: humorous - serious - formal - distant - friendly)






13. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words






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






15. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature






16. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)






17. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






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






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






21. A long speech by a character in a literary work






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






29. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






30. A literary work in which all or most of the characters - events and setting stand for ideas or generalization about life; have a moral or lesson






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






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






33. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






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






36. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






37. 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)






38. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






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






41. Writing or speech that tells a story






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






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






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






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






46. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






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






48. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations






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






50. 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







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