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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes






2. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






3. 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)






4. 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)






5. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry






6. Five feet per line of poetry






7. 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)






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






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






10. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole






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






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






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






14. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






15. Writing or speech that tells a story






16. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






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






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






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






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






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






22. Conversation between characters in a literary work






23. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






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






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






27. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play






28. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)






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






30. 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)






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






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






33. 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






34. The perspective from which a story is told






35. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






36. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality






37. 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






38. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story






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






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






41. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)






42. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest






43. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area






44. Six feet per line of poetry






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






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






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






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






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






50. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)