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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
internal rhyme
rhyme
archaic
internal rhyme
2. Five feet per line of poetry
narrator
epic hero
octameter
pentameter
3. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
colloquialisms
hyperbole
antagonist
mood
4. 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)
malapropism
antagonist
climax
denotation
5. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
anthropomorphism
vulgarity
anapestic (anapest)
free verse
6. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
narrative poetry
anthropomorphism
end rhyme
tetrameter
7. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
denouement
allegory
motif
foreshadowing
8. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
cliche
denotation
octameter
epigram
9. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
colloquialisms
epiphany
paradox
cliche
10. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
synecdoche
spondaic (spondee)
verbal irony
first person
11. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
trochaic (trochee)
situational irony
apostrophe
dialogue
12. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
archetype
protagonist
tone
Foot
13. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
colloquialisms
anthropomorphism
existentialism
farce
14. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
setting
oxymoron
epilogue
dramatic irony
15. Writing or speech that tells a story
rhyme scheme
genre
narrative
profanity
16. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
diction
epic hero
motif
epilogue
17. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
anthropomorphism
anapestic (anapest)
point of view
moral
18. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
metaphor
internal rhyme
situational irony
symbol
19. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
refrain
mood
pentameter
inversion
20. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
epiphany
prologue
internal rhyme
rhyme
21. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
narrative
couplet
maxim
stream of consciousness
22. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
limited omniscient
fiction
dimeter
memoir
23. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
anecdote
heptameter (or septameter)
foreshadowing
apostrophe
24. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
setting
monometer
trochaic (trochee)
dramatic poetry
25. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
dramatic irony
rhyme scheme
heroic couplet
denotation
26. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
hyperbole
foreshadowing
mood
internal rhyme
27. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
internal rhyme
trochaic (trochee)
internal rhyme
figurative language
28. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
protagonist
simile
characterization
allegory
29. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
situational irony
maxim
heptameter (or septameter)
setting
30. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
consonance
free verse
rhythm
moral
31. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
heroic couplet
symbol
antagonist
32. Two feet per line of poetry
anapestic (anapest)
archaic
dimeter
protagonist
33. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
end rhyme
anapestic (anapest)
archaic
interior monologue
34. The writer says one thing but means something else
rhetorical question
heroic couplet
verbal irony
character
35. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
vulgarity
dramatic poetry
epigram
rhyme scheme
36. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
conflict
archetype
octameter
37. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
jargon
dactylic (dactyl)
Third person
hyperbole
38. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
monologue
spondaic (spondee)
end rhyme
atmosphere
39. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
flash - forward
allusion
spondaic (spondee)
apostrophe
40. 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
rhyme scheme
protagonist
omniscient
verbal irony
41. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
metonymy
archetype
irony
jargon
42. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
diction
narrative
connotation
anecdote
43. Eight feet per line of poetry
genre
climax
end rhyme
octameter
44. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
Foot
motif
hubris
rhythm
45. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
limited omniscient
flash - forward
dialect
diction
46. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
characterization
hyperbole
dramatic irony
47. Verse that tells a story
narrative poetry
alliteration
jargon
epigram
48. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
rhyme
inversion
imagery
farce
49. 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
prologue
refrain
enjambment
50. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
narrator
dramatic monologue
rhyme
anthropomorphism