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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The perspective from which a story is told
mood
point of view
irony
metaphor
2. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
trochaic (trochee)
end rhyme
first person
synecdoche
3. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
unreliable narrator
irony
alliteration
4. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
conflict
analogy
motif
5. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
onomatopoeia
analogy
prologue
Third person
6. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
irony
epigraph
hexameter
iambic (iamb)
7. 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)
situational irony
allegory
dramatic monologue
epic hero
8. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
cadence
free verse
maxim
setting
9. A narrative song or poem
jargon
dramatic poetry
rhyme
ballad
10. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
allegory
jargon
fiction
Third person
11. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
onomatopoeia
diction
unreliable narrator
vulgarity
12. 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)
onomatopoeia
plot
malapropism
tone
13. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
parallelism
monometer
caesura
assonance
14. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
theme
end rhyme
consonance
parallelism
15. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
trochaic (trochee)
simile
flashback
profanity
16. Six feet per line of poetry
hexameter
interior monologue
epigraph
Foot
17. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
profanity
meter
irony
farce
18. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
figurative language
maxim
diction
oxymoron
19. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
epigram
end rhyme
narrator
apostrophe
20. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
setting
jargon
suspense
regionalism
21. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
hubris
anthropomorphism
fiction
epigram
22. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
symbol
cliche
apostrophe
inversion
23. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
protagonist
conflict
monologue
24. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
epilogue
omniscient
end rhyme
25. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
meter
dramatic irony
slant rhyme
hexameter
26. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
epigraph
magic realism
denouement
flashback
27. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
climax
anapestic (anapest)
synecdoche
internal rhyme
28. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
symbol
character
profanity
genre
29. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
verbal irony
repetition
first person
spondaic (spondee)
30. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
protagonist
foreshadowing
aphorism
interior monologue
31. The writer says one thing but means something else
aphorism
paradox
verbal irony
drama
32. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
spondaic (spondee)
figure of speech
parallelism
motif
33. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
free verse
pentameter
soliloquy
genre
34. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
epilogue
diction
omniscient
denouement
35. One foot per line of poetry
assonance
unreliable narrator
diction
monometer
36. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
oxymoron
flash - forward
Imagism
inversion
37. A long speech by a character in a literary work
characterization
epilogue
situational irony
monologue
38. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
dialect
allusion
refrain
figurative language
39. A person portrayed in a literary work
anapestic (anapest)
character
denouement
narrator
40. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
end rhyme
character
hero
synecdoche
41. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
existentialism
allusion
42. 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
rhyme
memoir
situational irony
theme
43. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
end rhyme
regionalism
dactylic (dactyl)
narrative
44. Conversation between characters in a literary work
archaic
dialogue
repetition
anthropomorphism
45. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
epigraph
anapestic (anapest)
dialect
archetype
46. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
protagonist
plot
Foot
interior monologue
47. 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)
synecdoche
foreshadowing
monologue
unreliable narrator
48. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
stream of consciousness
epilogue
rhetorical question
dramatic poetry
49. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
drama
internal rhyme
rhyme scheme
onomatopoeia
50. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
setting
limited omniscient
dactylic (dactyl)
protagonist