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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
Imagism
anthropomorphism
rhyme scheme
conflict
2. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
omniscient
repetition
couplet
anecdote
3. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
dimeter
limited omniscient
iambic (iamb)
symbol
4. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
setting
situational irony
mood
figurative language
5. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
farce
simile
Imagism
epilogue
6. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
dimeter
figure of speech
aphorism
dramatic monologue
7. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
omniscient
narrator
rhetorical question
8. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
paradox
first person
genre
9. 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
unreliable narrator
archaic
farce
limited omniscient
10. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
dramatic irony
alliteration
pentameter
11. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
antagonist
Foot
monometer
archaic
12. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
anapestic (anapest)
Transcendentalism
metaphor
figurative language
13. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter
aphorism
interior monologue
slang
blank verse
14. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
dramatic irony
memoir
Third person
epic hero
15. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
point of view
simile
spondaic (spondee)
16. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
epiphany
antagonist
meter
rhyme scheme
17. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
antagonist
conflict
hubris
rhyme
18. 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)
dramatic monologue
slant rhyme
caesura
malapropism
19. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
epic hero
cadence
dialect
epilogue
20. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
protagonist
trochaic (trochee)
verbal irony
mood
21. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
climax
prologue
memoir
maxim
22. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
diction
climax
rhyme scheme
dramatic irony
23. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
dimeter
diction
refrain
paradox
24. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
heptameter (or septameter)
theme
irony
internal rhyme
25. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
vulgarity
pentameter
epigram
magic realism
26. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
suspense
soliloquy
drama
apostrophe
27. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
dramatic monologue
slant rhyme
aphorism
free verse
28. Four feet per line of poetry
imagery
existentialism
couplet
tetrameter
29. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
soliloquy
inversion
epilogue
consonance
30. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
setting
omniscient
rhyme scheme
figure of speech
31. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
verbal irony
climax
allusion
plot
32. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
foreshadowing
symbol
prologue
colloquialisms
33. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
assonance
connotation
metonymy
free verse
34. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
tone
flashback
alliteration
rhyme
35. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
allegory
Imagism
memoir
dramatic poetry
36. A narrative song or poem
foreshadowing
rhetoric
assonance
ballad
37. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
unreliable narrator
existentialism
prologue
apostrophe
38. The writer says one thing but means something else
cliche
verbal irony
flash - forward
epigram
39. The perspective from which a story is told
hexameter
trimeter
analogy
point of view
40. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
climax
archetype
spondaic (spondee)
epic hero
41. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
motif
figure of speech
metonymy
setting
42. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
epigraph
tetrameter
narrative poetry
limited omniscient
43. 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
metonymy
hyperbole
stream of consciousness
dramatic poetry
44. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
flashback
allusion
oxymoron
45. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
vulgarity
dactylic (dactyl)
caesura
internal rhyme
46. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
plot
allusion
drama
epitaph
47. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
narrative poetry
connotation
apostrophe
profanity
48. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
characterization
farce
internal rhyme
onomatopoeia
49. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
metaphor
allusion
limited omniscient
end rhyme
50. Seven feet per line of poetry
heptameter (or septameter)
epigraph
rhyme
simile