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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






3. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)






4. 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)






5. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone






6. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Five feet per line of poetry






14. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds






15. One foot per line of poetry






16. Persuasive writing






17. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description






18. 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






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






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






21. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)






22. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






23. Six feet per line of poetry






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






25. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)






26. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality






27. 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






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






29. The perspective from which a story is told






30. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic






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






32. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






34. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive






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






36. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






37. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






39. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something






40. A long speech by a character in a literary work






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






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






43. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities






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






45. 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)






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






47. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.






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






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






50. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)