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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
protagonist
conflict
epilogue
irony
2. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
hero
characterization
onomatopoeia
figure of speech
3. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
characterization
rhythm
internal rhyme
enjambment
4. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
rhetorical question
rhythm
character
protagonist
5. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
regionalism
repetition
oxymoron
rhetoric
6. Three feet per line of poetry
allusion
omniscient
trimeter
epilogue
7. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
regionalism
characterization
existentialism
magic realism
8. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
end rhyme
denotation
verbal irony
memoir
9. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
fiction
characterization
rhyme scheme
dimeter
10. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
inversion
moral
character
existentialism
11. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
climax
memoir
antagonist
metaphor
12. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
jargon
narrative poetry
prologue
situational irony
13. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
dramatic monologue
anecdote
synecdoche
onomatopoeia
14. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
epigraph
cadence
anapestic (anapest)
epiphany
15. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
monometer
flash - forward
flashback
suspense
16. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
conflict
denouement
interior monologue
dramatic monologue
17. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
omniscient
character
conflict
18. Five feet per line of poetry
meter
anecdote
pentameter
dramatic irony
19. 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
characterization
Third person
stream of consciousness
metonymy
20. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
diction
irony
slang
hero
21. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
dialogue
onomatopoeia
caesura
imagery
22. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
limited omniscient
vulgarity
colloquialisms
profanity
23. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
rhetoric
protagonist
aphorism
cliche
24. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
fiction
enjambment
vulgarity
refrain
25. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
cliche
malapropism
free verse
26. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
trimeter
first person
trochaic (trochee)
oxymoron
27. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
soliloquy
cadence
enjambment
spondaic (spondee)
28. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
alliteration
connotation
paradox
characterization
29. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
dactylic (dactyl)
magic realism
interior monologue
monometer
30. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
profanity
repetition
analogy
Third person
31. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
epigram
analogy
genre
stream of consciousness
32. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
unreliable narrator
figure of speech
free verse
Transcendentalism
33. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
point of view
regionalism
pentameter
atmosphere
34. 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
Transcendentalism
end rhyme
epilogue
trimeter
35. The writer says one thing but means something else
point of view
moral
verbal irony
dialogue
36. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
conflict
simile
diction
epigram
37. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
plot
imagery
point of view
malapropism
38. Four feet per line of poetry
denotation
colloquialisms
tetrameter
cadence
39. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
maxim
end rhyme
Third person
prologue
40. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
narrative
repetition
dimeter
dramatic monologue
41. 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
rhyme scheme
inversion
unreliable narrator
hyperbole
42. 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)
metonymy
motif
alliteration
conflict
43. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
octameter
rhetoric
meter
dialect
44. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
internal rhyme
iambic (iamb)
narrator
refrain
45. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
blank verse
caesura
character
monologue
46. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
paradox
hyperbole
slang
dactylic (dactyl)
47. One foot per line of poetry
setting
hubris
tone
monometer
48. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
figure of speech
rhyme
symbol
49. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
spondaic (spondee)
maxim
free verse
allusion
50. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
tone
refrain
monometer
epilogue