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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama






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






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






5. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)






6. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






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






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






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






10. The writer says one thing but means something else






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






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






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






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






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






16. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work






17. Five feet per line of poetry






18. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;






19. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim






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






21. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)






22. 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)






23. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






24. Eight feet per line of poetry






25. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character






26. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)






27. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities






28. One foot per line of poetry






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






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






31. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds






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






33. Six feet per line of poetry






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






35. The perspective from which a story is told






36. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables






37. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






39. A narrative song or poem






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






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






42. Writing or speech that tells a story






43. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






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






45. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations






46. Conversation between characters in a literary work






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






48. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






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






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