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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






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






4. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative






5. 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)






6. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region






7. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






19. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry






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






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






22. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable






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






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






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






26. A narrative song or poem






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. A literary movement and philosophical attitude important during the mid -19th century in New England; emphasized reliance on intuition and conscience - focused on protesting materialism and Puritan ethic. Hallmarks of the movement: individualism - fr






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






42. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






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






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






46. Writing or speech that tells a story






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






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






49. 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)






50. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work