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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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1. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
internal rhyme
dimeter
point of view
apostrophe
2. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
aphorism
anecdote
hubris
setting
3. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
couplet
foreshadowing
parallelism
cliche
4. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
epic hero
maxim
octameter
narrative
5. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
cliche
slang
rhyme
profanity
6. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
hero
foreshadowing
internal rhyme
narrative poetry
7. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
refrain
flash - forward
dramatic irony
genre
8. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
vulgarity
situational irony
monometer
dialogue
9. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
drama
denotation
hubris
iambic (iamb)
10. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
moral
genre
existentialism
connotation
11. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
Third person
allusion
couplet
simile
12. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
irony
meter
monometer
foreshadowing
13. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
paradox
monometer
end rhyme
irony
14. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
dialect
simile
trimeter
meter
15. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
prologue
unreliable narrator
omniscient
soliloquy
16. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
genre
onomatopoeia
parallelism
meter
17. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
epitaph
couplet
allusion
pentameter
18. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
epigram
setting
archaic
figure of speech
19. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
allusion
interior monologue
figurative language
conflict
20. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
point of view
mood
character
omniscient
21. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
trimeter
flashback
alliteration
caesura
22. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
cliche
Third person
profanity
narrator
23. Writing or speech that tells a story
epitaph
protagonist
narrative
monologue
24. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
Third person
atmosphere
vulgarity
connotation
25. 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
blank verse
epiphany
end rhyme
Transcendentalism
26. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
motif
dactylic (dactyl)
Third person
profanity
27. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
flash - forward
Imagism
end rhyme
allegory
28. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
paradox
conflict
pentameter
anecdote
29. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
end rhyme
soliloquy
assonance
consonance
30. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
regionalism
end rhyme
colloquialisms
tone
31. A person portrayed in a literary work
analogy
antagonist
consonance
character
32. A narrative song or poem
hyperbole
ballad
existentialism
alliteration
33. 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
allegory
rhyme scheme
fiction
malapropism
34. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
blank verse
refrain
anapestic (anapest)
spondaic (spondee)
35. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
hyperbole
theme
flashback
dramatic poetry
36. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
memoir
end rhyme
suspense
caesura
37. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
oxymoron
farce
existentialism
malapropism
38. 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
unreliable narrator
rhetoric
inversion
connotation
39. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
caesura
dialect
rhyme scheme
archaic
40. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
narrative
genre
trochaic (trochee)
41. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
archetype
iambic (iamb)
metaphor
situational irony
42. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
plot
aphorism
imagery
analogy
43. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
existentialism
diction
ballad
dialect
44. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
Foot
allegory
slant rhyme
omniscient
45. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
aphorism
paradox
existentialism
hero
46. Verse that tells a story
inversion
rhyme scheme
hyperbole
narrative poetry
47. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
caesura
maxim
epiphany
rhythm
48. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
slang
dimeter
dactylic (dactyl)
point of view
49. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
epitaph
climax
oxymoron
end rhyme
50. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
limited omniscient
connotation
moral
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