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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






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






4. Persuasive writing






5. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech






6. Three feet per line of poetry






7. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






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






9. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations






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






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






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






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






14. Two feet per line of poetry






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






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






17. 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






18. One foot per line of poetry






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






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






21. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






23. 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






24. Six feet per line of poetry






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






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






27. 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)






28. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






29. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






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






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






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






34. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






41. Seven feet per line of poetry






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






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






44. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character






45. A narrative song or poem






46. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred






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






48. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






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