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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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1. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
malapropism
epigram
imagery
simile
2. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
alliteration
limited omniscient
dactylic (dactyl)
flash - forward
3. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
simile
dimeter
Imagism
plot
4. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
interior monologue
dialogue
assonance
hexameter
5. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
existentialism
genre
metonymy
magic realism
6. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
Transcendentalism
epitaph
rhetoric
dactylic (dactyl)
7. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
flashback
paradox
mood
fiction
8. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
epigraph
cliche
trimeter
profanity
9. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
rhyme scheme
rhythm
motif
narrator
10. Three feet per line of poetry
parallelism
denouement
cadence
trimeter
11. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
limited omniscient
couplet
fiction
rhythm
12. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
Imagism
maxim
paradox
13. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
hubris
anapestic (anapest)
Imagism
irony
14. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
slang
setting
cadence
allegory
15. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
caesura
cadence
dramatic irony
free verse
16. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
Foot
denouement
denotation
pentameter
17. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
octameter
hero
enjambment
magic realism
18. 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)
dialogue
dactylic (dactyl)
epic hero
ballad
19. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
end rhyme
free verse
stream of consciousness
genre
20. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
figurative language
meter
archaic
internal rhyme
21. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
allegory
caesura
pentameter
atmosphere
22. 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
verbal irony
metonymy
allegory
anecdote
23. Verse that tells a story
archetype
flash - forward
narrative poetry
characterization
24. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter
dramatic irony
trimeter
monologue
blank verse
25. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
pentameter
dimeter
Third person
apostrophe
26. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
motif
refrain
soliloquy
meter
27. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
foreshadowing
first person
antagonist
monometer
28. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
epitaph
paradox
figure of speech
colloquialisms
29. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
rhetorical question
rhythm
mood
synecdoche
30. One foot per line of poetry
profanity
parallelism
synecdoche
monometer
31. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
Imagism
octameter
dialect
internal rhyme
32. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
malapropism
limited omniscient
dramatic monologue
soliloquy
33. Four feet per line of poetry
climax
meter
hyperbole
tetrameter
34. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
couplet
connotation
rhetorical question
regionalism
35. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
character
epic hero
hyperbole
enjambment
36. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
dramatic monologue
diction
omniscient
Imagism
37. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
anapestic (anapest)
Foot
narrative
enjambment
38. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
rhetoric
interior monologue
climax
simile
39. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
hyperbole
heroic couplet
archetype
apostrophe
40. The writer says one thing but means something else
verbal irony
figure of speech
refrain
rhetorical question
41. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
blank verse
assonance
imagery
iambic (iamb)
42. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
limited omniscient
aphorism
prologue
suspense
43. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
diction
dialect
maxim
44. Writing or speech that tells a story
epiphany
flashback
narrative
couplet
45. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
tetrameter
ballad
regionalism
repetition
46. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
prologue
motif
soliloquy
heroic couplet
47. 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
hyperbole
unreliable narrator
dramatic irony
assonance
48. 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
profanity
colloquialisms
Transcendentalism
suspense
49. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
protagonist
symbol
paradox
dramatic poetry
50. 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)
monometer
malapropism
soliloquy
interior monologue
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