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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device






9. Three feet per line of poetry






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






11. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work






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






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






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






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






16. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves






17. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'






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






19. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






21. One foot per line of poetry






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






23. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer






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






25. A figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole or a whole is used for its parts (ex: All hands on deck)






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






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






28. Seven feet per line of poetry






29. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past






30. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic






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






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






33. The central understanding about life as expressed in a work of literature; may be stated or expressed directly; usually implied or revealed gradually through events - dialogue - and outcome






34. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






48. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






49. 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






50. Five feet per line of poetry