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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






2. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






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






5. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






6. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






7. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






9. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






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






12. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use






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






14. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work






15. One foot per line of poetry






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






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






18. 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






19. Verse that tells a story






20. The writer says one thing but means something else






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Four feet per line of poetry






28. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






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






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






32. A narrative song or poem






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






34. 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






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






36. A narrator who gives a faulty or distorted account of the events in a story; a child as a narrator might misinterpret someone's actions






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






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






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






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






41. The perspective from which a story is told






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






43. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






44. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






46. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza






47. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work






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






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






50. Conversation between characters in a literary work