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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






3. A narrative song or poem






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






5. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






7. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device






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






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






10. Three feet per line of poetry






11. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






12. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description






13. Two feet per line of poetry






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






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






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






17. The perspective from which a story is told






18. 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






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






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






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






22. The pattern formed by end rhyme in a stanza or poem; indicated by the assignment of a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme






23. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim






24. A long speech by a character in a literary work






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






26. Seven feet per line of poetry






27. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






28. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






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






31. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later






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






33. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables






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






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






36. 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)






37. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Writing or speech that tells a story






44. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author






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






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






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






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






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






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