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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
moral
parallelism
omniscient
prologue
2. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
dramatic monologue
internal rhyme
narrative
climax
3. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
rhythm
analogy
spondaic (spondee)
malapropism
4. 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
situational irony
alliteration
stream of consciousness
narrative poetry
5. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another that is related (ex: the crown=the king of a country)
archetype
internal rhyme
slang
metonymy
6. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
dramatic irony
first person
moral
genre
7. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
inversion
heroic couplet
dramatic irony
first person
8. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
alliteration
maxim
narrator
iambic (iamb)
9. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
dactylic (dactyl)
vulgarity
conflict
hexameter
10. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
imagery
malapropism
analogy
narrator
11. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
paradox
hero
soliloquy
refrain
12. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
internal rhyme
dialect
epigram
trimeter
13. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
internal rhyme
dactylic (dactyl)
end rhyme
character
14. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
regionalism
monologue
couplet
inversion
15. Writing or speech that tells a story
existentialism
unreliable narrator
motif
narrative
16. The writer says one thing but means something else
dramatic monologue
protagonist
verbal irony
Transcendentalism
17. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
inversion
genre
epiphany
profanity
18. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
dactylic (dactyl)
regionalism
limited omniscient
hubris
19. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
cadence
unreliable narrator
characterization
dramatic poetry
20. Five feet per line of poetry
anthropomorphism
pentameter
figure of speech
magic realism
21. 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)
inversion
malapropism
hexameter
anapestic (anapest)
22. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
situational irony
aphorism
existentialism
23. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
epic hero
first person
dramatic poetry
maxim
24. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
prologue
onomatopoeia
synecdoche
25. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
atmosphere
enjambment
monologue
moral
26. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
cliche
epiphany
metaphor
dramatic poetry
27. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
internal rhyme
characterization
slant rhyme
rhetorical question
28. Six feet per line of poetry
limited omniscient
hexameter
antagonist
theme
29. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
allegory
figure of speech
imagery
connotation
30. One foot per line of poetry
trimeter
monometer
slant rhyme
pentameter
31. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
denotation
setting
internal rhyme
interior monologue
32. The perspective from which a story is told
profanity
point of view
imagery
epic hero
33. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
flashback
blank verse
epigraph
rhyme
34. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
suspense
narrator
cadence
assonance
35. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
denotation
farce
trimeter
36. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
maxim
rhetorical question
refrain
epigram
37. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
inversion
colloquialisms
epigram
dramatic poetry
38. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
Foot
motif
aphorism
oxymoron
39. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
slang
internal rhyme
rhetoric
narrator
40. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
Foot
Transcendentalism
epic hero
hyperbole
41. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
meter
atmosphere
colloquialisms
rhyme
42. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
narrative poetry
genre
dialogue
heptameter (or septameter)
43. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
internal rhyme
allusion
drama
motif
44. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
colloquialisms
hero
irony
octameter
45. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
heroic couplet
hyperbole
end rhyme
paradox
46. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
denotation
archetype
mood
dramatic monologue
47. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
foreshadowing
archetype
synecdoche
rhyme scheme
48. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
existentialism
figure of speech
heptameter (or septameter)
fiction
49. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
prologue
mood
epic hero
free verse
50. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
point of view
caesura
drama
character