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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
antagonist
internal rhyme
soliloquy
suspense
2. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
epilogue
antagonist
parallelism
figurative language
3. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
epigram
pentameter
simile
suspense
4. A narrative song or poem
onomatopoeia
cliche
ballad
maxim
5. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
farce
rhyme scheme
conflict
archetype
6. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
point of view
epilogue
dramatic monologue
trimeter
7. Persuasive writing
anecdote
dramatic poetry
rhetoric
alliteration
8. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
hero
free verse
conflict
rhythm
9. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
repetition
tone
pentameter
paradox
10. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
allusion
trimeter
imagery
spondaic (spondee)
11. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
free verse
malapropism
figurative language
apostrophe
12. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
epitaph
free verse
apostrophe
narrator
13. Five feet per line of poetry
epic hero
rhyme scheme
pentameter
regionalism
14. 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)
metonymy
denotation
figure of speech
epigram
15. The perspective from which a story is told
slant rhyme
rhyme
point of view
antagonist
16. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
allegory
vulgarity
irony
17. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
internal rhyme
vulgarity
dramatic irony
hexameter
18. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
rhyme
hero
symbol
diction
19. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
maxim
analogy
simile
cadence
20. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
rhetoric
rhyme
heroic couplet
blank verse
21. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
iambic (iamb)
genre
drama
inversion
22. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
analogy
climax
internal rhyme
caesura
23. Eight feet per line of poetry
denotation
internal rhyme
couplet
octameter
24. Seven feet per line of poetry
end rhyme
heptameter (or septameter)
diction
monologue
25. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
dialect
refrain
suspense
first person
26. 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
point of view
allegory
tone
dactylic (dactyl)
27. Four feet per line of poetry
Imagism
omniscient
end rhyme
tetrameter
28. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
onomatopoeia
cadence
parallelism
octameter
29. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
rhetoric
narrator
caesura
hyperbole
30. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
theme
archaic
meter
diction
31. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
meter
hero
characterization
drama
32. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
consonance
monometer
ballad
jargon
33. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
heptameter (or septameter)
synecdoche
prologue
mood
34. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
profanity
Imagism
repetition
omniscient
35. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
stream of consciousness
narrative poetry
profanity
hexameter
36. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
consonance
alliteration
iambic (iamb)
inversion
37. Verse that tells a story
apostrophe
anecdote
anthropomorphism
narrative poetry
38. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
regionalism
simile
hero
climax
39. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
trimeter
climax
conflict
iambic (iamb)
40. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
anthropomorphism
rhyme
Transcendentalism
Foot
41. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
imagery
monologue
paradox
genre
42. 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
characterization
foreshadowing
moral
Transcendentalism
43. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
epic hero
iambic (iamb)
refrain
connotation
44. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
spondaic (spondee)
heptameter (or septameter)
tetrameter
regionalism
45. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
consonance
memoir
vulgarity
cadence
46. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
maxim
hyperbole
metaphor
denotation
47. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
epic hero
motif
regionalism
48. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
parallelism
narrative poetry
monometer
internal rhyme
49. Two feet per line of poetry
magic realism
theme
dimeter
existentialism
50. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
anecdote
Transcendentalism
dactylic (dactyl)
imagery