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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 quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
rhetoric
epigraph
maxim
fiction
2. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
symbol
free verse
epigraph
3. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
magic realism
suspense
Imagism
simile
4. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
flashback
couplet
internal rhyme
anecdote
5. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
octameter
parallelism
figure of speech
meter
6. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
allusion
interior monologue
magic realism
conflict
7. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
hyperbole
maxim
spondaic (spondee)
existentialism
8. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
epigraph
situational irony
anecdote
soliloquy
9. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
end rhyme
heroic couplet
motif
foreshadowing
10. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
verbal irony
farce
oxymoron
11. 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
limited omniscient
theme
consonance
mood
12. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
anecdote
colloquialisms
memoir
rhyme
13. 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)
heptameter (or septameter)
rhyme
epic hero
synecdoche
14. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
free verse
irony
atmosphere
setting
15. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
theme
heptameter (or septameter)
omniscient
protagonist
16. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
refrain
blank verse
Foot
prologue
17. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
oxymoron
interior monologue
fiction
tone
18. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
rhythm
denotation
tone
anthropomorphism
19. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
dramatic poetry
limited omniscient
symbol
narrative poetry
20. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
genre
farce
malapropism
colloquialisms
21. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
soliloquy
antagonist
Transcendentalism
refrain
22. Persuasive writing
hyperbole
end rhyme
rhetoric
Foot
23. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
dramatic monologue
limited omniscient
cliche
epiphany
24. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
slant rhyme
diction
omniscient
Third person
25. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
figurative language
atmosphere
jargon
hero
26. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
caesura
unreliable narrator
dialect
monologue
27. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
symbol
archetype
prologue
28. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
suspense
verbal irony
rhyme scheme
memoir
29. 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)
tone
paradox
archetype
iambic (iamb)
30. 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)
inversion
antagonist
metonymy
drama
31. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
monometer
figure of speech
end rhyme
meter
32. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
vulgarity
hero
dramatic poetry
soliloquy
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
point of view
rhetorical question
allegory
hyperbole
34. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
irony
magic realism
epiphany
ballad
35. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
trimeter
omniscient
narrative poetry
verbal irony
36. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
interior monologue
figure of speech
inversion
synecdoche
37. A narrative song or poem
ballad
parallelism
genre
analogy
38. Writing or speech that tells a story
memoir
blank verse
parallelism
narrative
39. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
epilogue
epigram
epigraph
soliloquy
40. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
octameter
farce
soliloquy
41. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
caesura
Imagism
dimeter
42. 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)
end rhyme
rhetoric
end rhyme
malapropism
43. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
paradox
magic realism
figurative language
existentialism
44. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
heroic couplet
diction
refrain
antagonist
45. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
allusion
rhythm
memoir
Third person
46. Seven feet per line of poetry
heptameter (or septameter)
point of view
verbal irony
foreshadowing
47. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
couplet
metonymy
hexameter
Foot
48. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
rhetoric
conflict
dialect
parallelism
49. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
flashback
analogy
conflict
dactylic (dactyl)
50. Conversation between characters in a literary work
imagery
dialogue
character
flashback