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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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cset
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reading-and-comprehension
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
end rhyme
omniscient
narrative poetry
hero
2. Two feet per line of poetry
flashback
dramatic irony
dimeter
figure of speech
3. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
climax
assonance
vulgarity
archaic
4. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
dramatic irony
suspense
colloquialisms
denotation
5. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
farce
octameter
dramatic poetry
internal rhyme
6. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
internal rhyme
apostrophe
dramatic irony
climax
7. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
character
pentameter
trochaic (trochee)
refrain
8. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
regionalism
dialect
moral
character
9. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hero
irony
hyperbole
epigram
10. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
Foot
internal rhyme
octameter
11. 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
point of view
drama
rhyme scheme
omniscient
12. One foot per line of poetry
malapropism
Imagism
monometer
cadence
13. Four feet per line of poetry
tetrameter
drama
epigraph
trochaic (trochee)
14. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
internal rhyme
imagery
mood
verbal irony
15. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
spondaic (spondee)
monometer
existentialism
limited omniscient
16. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
protagonist
aphorism
regionalism
archetype
17. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
regionalism
alliteration
blank verse
atmosphere
18. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
situational irony
rhyme scheme
existentialism
setting
19. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
character
soliloquy
mood
climax
20. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
narrator
Foot
denotation
alliteration
21. 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)
anecdote
synecdoche
rhyme scheme
maxim
22. A long speech by a character in a literary work
narrative
monologue
simile
moral
23. Conversation between characters in a literary work
atmosphere
memoir
dialogue
suspense
24. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
heroic couplet
rhyme
jargon
figure of speech
25. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
narrator
protagonist
cadence
Transcendentalism
26. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
tetrameter
rhetoric
consonance
prologue
27. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
moral
apostrophe
slant rhyme
fiction
28. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
epigram
unreliable narrator
blank verse
memoir
29. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
first person
trimeter
vulgarity
slant rhyme
30. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
denouement
profanity
mood
connotation
31. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
soliloquy
point of view
epiphany
figurative language
32. 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
vulgarity
unreliable narrator
oxymoron
jargon
33. 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)
epigraph
anapestic (anapest)
metonymy
slang
34. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
existentialism
foreshadowing
end rhyme
figure of speech
35. Writing or speech that tells a story
character
hero
narrative
imagery
36. A person portrayed in a literary work
jargon
character
metonymy
allegory
37. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
situational irony
mood
soliloquy
parallelism
38. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
foreshadowing
end rhyme
monometer
analogy
39. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
colloquialisms
jargon
archaic
connotation
40. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
epiphany
flash - forward
monometer
mood
41. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
allusion
rhetoric
couplet
vulgarity
42. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
spondaic (spondee)
Transcendentalism
blank verse
prologue
43. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
simile
flashback
anthropomorphism
free verse
44. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
dramatic irony
maxim
flashback
connotation
45. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
iambic (iamb)
motif
dramatic poetry
trochaic (trochee)
46. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
dramatic monologue
profanity
symbol
inversion
47. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
antagonist
soliloquy
rhetoric
climax
48. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
blank verse
epilogue
dimeter
trochaic (trochee)
49. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
flashback
profanity
couplet
maxim
50. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
consonance
foreshadowing
monologue
iambic (iamb)