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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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)
metonymy
alliteration
caesura
anapestic (anapest)
2. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
tone
denouement
dactylic (dactyl)
3. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
enjambment
maxim
regionalism
hero
4. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
limited omniscient
character
alliteration
dramatic irony
5. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
trimeter
synecdoche
couplet
apostrophe
6. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
anapestic (anapest)
regionalism
omniscient
farce
7. Writing or speech that tells a story
archaic
flashback
figurative language
narrative
8. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
malapropism
theme
dialect
dimeter
9. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
paradox
allusion
end rhyme
dramatic irony
10. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
hubris
metaphor
suspense
moral
11. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
free verse
setting
slant rhyme
jargon
12. 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
Transcendentalism
assonance
spondaic (spondee)
denouement
13. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
epigraph
iambic (iamb)
hyperbole
cadence
14. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
narrative
first person
flashback
denouement
15. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
Third person
internal rhyme
anapestic (anapest)
end rhyme
16. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
dramatic irony
assonance
metaphor
iambic (iamb)
17. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
refrain
character
dactylic (dactyl)
theme
18. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
archaic
monologue
cadence
setting
19. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
tetrameter
metonymy
soliloquy
genre
20. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
existentialism
dramatic monologue
spondaic (spondee)
monologue
21. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
magic realism
inversion
narrative
trimeter
22. Six feet per line of poetry
pentameter
moral
existentialism
hexameter
23. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
fiction
heroic couplet
tetrameter
rhyme
24. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
internal rhyme
plot
blank verse
farce
25. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
antagonist
Imagism
unreliable narrator
apostrophe
26. Two feet per line of poetry
situational irony
dimeter
magic realism
internal rhyme
27. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
anecdote
Third person
repetition
28. Persuasive writing
tetrameter
epigram
anapestic (anapest)
rhetoric
29. The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
assonance
inversion
flashback
30. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
blank verse
anecdote
free verse
Third person
31. The writer says one thing but means something else
verbal irony
ballad
protagonist
apostrophe
32. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
slang
slant rhyme
dialogue
limited omniscient
33. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
octameter
heroic couplet
cadence
suspense
34. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
profanity
allusion
characterization
omniscient
35. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
rhyme
profanity
soliloquy
dactylic (dactyl)
36. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
trochaic (trochee)
narrator
dialect
plot
37. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
paradox
suspense
anthropomorphism
simile
38. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
genre
dramatic irony
colloquialisms
monologue
39. A long speech by a character in a literary work
monologue
rhyme
regionalism
trimeter
40. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
soliloquy
synecdoche
alliteration
climax
41. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
tetrameter
archetype
interior monologue
aphorism
42. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
anecdote
fiction
characterization
rhetorical question
43. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
iambic (iamb)
archaic
stream of consciousness
dialect
44. 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)
heroic couplet
existentialism
character
synecdoche
45. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
dactylic (dactyl)
colloquialisms
epilogue
antagonist
46. Verse that tells a story
genre
narrative poetry
allusion
blank verse
47. Eight feet per line of poetry
archetype
epiphany
assonance
octameter
48. Seven feet per line of poetry
denouement
heptameter (or septameter)
narrator
dialect
49. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
maxim
memoir
malapropism
fiction
50. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
figurative language
pentameter
simile
maxim