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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism






3. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






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






5. Writing or speech that tells a story






6. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






7. 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)






8. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. Two feet per line of poetry






14. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






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






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






20. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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)






26. A narrative song or poem






27. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






28. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur






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






30. 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)






31. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






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






34. Six feet per line of poetry






35. Five feet per line of poetry






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






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






38. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






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






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






41. Verse that tells a story






42. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






43. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work






44. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes






45. Four feet per line of poetry






46. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)






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






48. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations






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






50. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways