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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use






2. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry






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






4. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The writer says one thing but means something else






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






17. 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)






18. Conversation between characters in a literary work






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






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






21. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama






22. 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






23. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






24. 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






25. A narrative song or poem






26. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life






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






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






29. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature






30. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power






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






32. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






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






34. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character






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






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






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






38. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea






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






40. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story






41. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)






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






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






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






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






46. Four feet per line of poetry






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






48. 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)






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






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