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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
diction
farce
epic hero
moral
2. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
analogy
flashback
symbol
tetrameter
3. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
protagonist
dialogue
motif
epiphany
4. The writer says one thing but means something else
motif
slant rhyme
verbal irony
imagery
5. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
flash - forward
plot
allegory
6. 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
maxim
dactylic (dactyl)
end rhyme
rhyme scheme
7. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
spondaic (spondee)
epilogue
parallelism
consonance
8. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
maxim
pentameter
regionalism
farce
9. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
fiction
character
diction
cliche
10. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
prologue
hero
epilogue
dactylic (dactyl)
11. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
hero
moral
maxim
drama
12. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
stream of consciousness
allusion
tone
epigram
13. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
irony
stream of consciousness
rhetoric
omniscient
14. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
spondaic (spondee)
paradox
denouement
diction
15. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
oxymoron
soliloquy
Transcendentalism
blank verse
16. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
regionalism
epitaph
onomatopoeia
fiction
17. Seven feet per line of poetry
heptameter (or septameter)
iambic (iamb)
foreshadowing
slang
18. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
epilogue
mood
jargon
rhyme
19. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
dramatic monologue
flash - forward
theme
moral
20. Six feet per line of poetry
denouement
mood
narrator
hexameter
21. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
mood
dactylic (dactyl)
verbal irony
jargon
22. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
anecdote
inversion
hubris
soliloquy
23. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
tetrameter
hyperbole
slang
protagonist
24. A long speech by a character in a literary work
consonance
repetition
flash - forward
monologue
25. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
memoir
figurative language
conflict
theme
26. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
anapestic (anapest)
theme
limited omniscient
monologue
27. Two feet per line of poetry
dimeter
farce
consonance
colloquialisms
28. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
suspense
end rhyme
blank verse
dialogue
29. 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
characterization
unreliable narrator
epigram
epic hero
30. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
hexameter
allusion
couplet
climax
31. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
onomatopoeia
malapropism
trochaic (trochee)
colloquialisms
32. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
dramatic irony
inversion
dialogue
apostrophe
33. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
figure of speech
dactylic (dactyl)
genre
internal rhyme
34. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
end rhyme
paradox
repetition
anecdote
35. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
inversion
allusion
antagonist
36. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
moral
apostrophe
dramatic monologue
verbal irony
37. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
iambic (iamb)
regionalism
paradox
figurative language
38. One foot per line of poetry
drama
malapropism
monometer
anthropomorphism
39. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
soliloquy
epitaph
situational irony
metaphor
40. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
anapestic (anapest)
antagonist
figure of speech
refrain
41. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
flash - forward
characterization
imagery
stream of consciousness
42. Verse that tells a story
diction
metonymy
couplet
narrative poetry
43. Eight feet per line of poetry
first person
monometer
dialect
octameter
44. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
foreshadowing
apostrophe
heptameter (or septameter)
connotation
45. Three feet per line of poetry
hubris
couplet
trimeter
Third person
46. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
end rhyme
limited omniscient
cliche
paradox
47. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
onomatopoeia
synecdoche
genre
dactylic (dactyl)
48. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
epitaph
anthropomorphism
setting
archaic
49. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
Third person
metaphor
ballad
dialect
50. Writing or speech that tells a story
narrative
profanity
flashback
dactylic (dactyl)