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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. Seven feet per line of poetry






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






3. Three feet per line of poetry






4. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves






5. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry






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






7. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






8. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play






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






10. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area






11. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






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






14. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






18. Verse that tells a story






19. Eight feet per line of poetry






20. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim






21. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature






22. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.






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






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






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






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






27. Persuasive writing






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






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






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






31. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






43. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir






44. 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)






45. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area






46. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






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






48. 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)






49. 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






50. A narrative song or poem







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