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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir






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






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






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






5. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later






6. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme






7. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point






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






9. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






10. Two feet per line of poetry






11. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things






12. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose






13. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables






14. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






15. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






16. Seven feet per line of poetry






17. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves






18. The writer says one thing but means something else






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






20. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim






21. A narrative song or poem






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






23. 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






24. 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)






25. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim






26. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre






27. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author






28. One foot per line of poetry






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






30. The author's attitude toward his/her subject matter or audience; expressed through diction - punctuation - syntax - and figures of speech; (ex: humorous - serious - formal - distant - friendly)






31. 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






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






33. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)






34. 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






35. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative






36. 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)






37. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words






38. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest






39. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech






40. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern






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






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






43. Four feet per line of poetry






44. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






45. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






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






47. 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






48. Writing or speech that tells a story






49. 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)






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