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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
Imagism
interior monologue
apostrophe
profanity
2. A long speech by a character in a literary work
dramatic monologue
monologue
heroic couplet
slant rhyme
3. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
conflict
malapropism
assonance
flashback
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)
maxim
epic hero
vulgarity
plot
5. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
conflict
denotation
rhythm
6. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
farce
protagonist
hero
setting
7. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
malapropism
epilogue
refrain
maxim
8. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
inversion
narrative
drama
oxymoron
9. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
anthropomorphism
situational irony
cliche
soliloquy
10. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
anecdote
characterization
denotation
ballad
11. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
verbal irony
jargon
tone
trochaic (trochee)
12. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
dramatic monologue
couplet
monometer
rhyme
13. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
irony
alliteration
epitaph
epic hero
14. The writer says one thing but means something else
theme
hero
verbal irony
Third person
15. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
dactylic (dactyl)
motif
analogy
oxymoron
16. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
climax
maxim
farce
dimeter
17. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
refrain
regionalism
epilogue
apostrophe
18. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
assonance
colloquialisms
pentameter
conflict
19. Conversation between characters in a literary work
narrative poetry
metaphor
archetype
dialogue
20. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
epigram
hero
cadence
slang
21. The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
octameter
parallelism
ballad
22. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
blank verse
first person
monologue
connotation
23. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
parallelism
dramatic monologue
antagonist
profanity
24. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
monologue
slant rhyme
hero
narrator
25. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
fiction
hero
epiphany
denotation
26. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
end rhyme
foreshadowing
anecdote
pentameter
27. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
anecdote
plot
soliloquy
enjambment
28. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
farce
denotation
point of view
dramatic poetry
29. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
maxim
end rhyme
tetrameter
Third person
30. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
profanity
omniscient
motif
dimeter
31. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
motif
inversion
colloquialisms
imagery
32. Seven feet per line of poetry
hubris
Foot
heptameter (or septameter)
omniscient
33. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
diction
symbol
hubris
denotation
34. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
theme
dramatic poetry
parallelism
allusion
35. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
first person
anecdote
interior monologue
conflict
36. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
climax
foreshadowing
epigram
37. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
omniscient
narrator
moral
rhetoric
38. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
hyperbole
imagery
pentameter
archaic
39. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
farce
rhetorical question
anthropomorphism
metaphor
40. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
setting
stream of consciousness
internal rhyme
onomatopoeia
41. Two feet per line of poetry
dimeter
flashback
figure of speech
meter
42. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
narrator
Third person
heroic couplet
narrative poetry
43. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
profanity
epilogue
denouement
heroic couplet
44. Persuasive writing
anthropomorphism
slang
connotation
rhetoric
45. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
plot
narrative
hexameter
hyperbole
46. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
characterization
tetrameter
malapropism
trochaic (trochee)
47. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
irony
suspense
antagonist
simile
48. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
slant rhyme
rhyme
iambic (iamb)
character
49. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
hyperbole
apostrophe
caesura
farce
50. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
dialogue
atmosphere
archetype
spondaic (spondee)