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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






9. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






10. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






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






13. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions






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






15. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region






16. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






18. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism






19. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)






20. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






21. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)






22. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves






23. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story






24. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






25. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern






26. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur






27. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






28. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)






29. Verse that tells a story






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






31. 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)






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






33. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character






34. 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)






35. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature






36. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious






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






38. 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






39. A long speech by a character in a literary work






40. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things






41. Eight feet per line of poetry






42. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'






43. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






44. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive






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






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






47. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations






48. 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






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






50. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse