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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 figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
repetition
internal rhyme
anthropomorphism
apostrophe
2. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
analogy
diction
colloquialisms
inversion
3. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
trimeter
trochaic (trochee)
rhythm
dramatic monologue
4. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
assonance
symbol
octameter
apostrophe
5. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
flashback
simile
free verse
prologue
6. One foot per line of poetry
monometer
hero
maxim
dramatic irony
7. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
foreshadowing
epigraph
narrative poetry
archaic
8. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
trimeter
soliloquy
protagonist
anapestic (anapest)
9. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
limited omniscient
antagonist
soliloquy
epitaph
10. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
anthropomorphism
alliteration
epilogue
11. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
conflict
spondaic (spondee)
rhyme
genre
12. Six feet per line of poetry
hexameter
conflict
omniscient
analogy
13. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
internal rhyme
rhythm
first person
stream of consciousness
14. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
enjambment
jargon
alliteration
parallelism
15. 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)
internal rhyme
aphorism
metonymy
regionalism
16. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
suspense
end rhyme
soliloquy
17. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
consonance
memoir
Transcendentalism
hexameter
18. Eight feet per line of poetry
epitaph
epic hero
characterization
octameter
19. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
oxymoron
synecdoche
epitaph
spondaic (spondee)
20. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
theme
plot
antagonist
narrative poetry
21. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
anecdote
pentameter
foreshadowing
drama
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)
unreliable narrator
trochaic (trochee)
prologue
malapropism
23. Four feet per line of poetry
situational irony
inversion
tetrameter
hyperbole
24. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
epiphany
allusion
monologue
setting
25. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
denotation
dramatic poetry
end rhyme
drama
26. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
heroic couplet
imagery
symbol
dialect
27. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
epic hero
protagonist
epiphany
rhyme
28. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
flash - forward
interior monologue
slant rhyme
characterization
29. The author's attitude toward his/her subject matter or audience; expressed through diction - punctuation - syntax - and figures of speech; (ex: humorous - serious - formal - distant - friendly)
rhetorical question
epiphany
dialogue
tone
30. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
first person
moral
repetition
ballad
31. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
suspense
Foot
simile
rhythm
32. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
vulgarity
conflict
rhetoric
consonance
33. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
connotation
epiphany
colloquialisms
flash - forward
34. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
stream of consciousness
simile
hyperbole
inversion
35. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
Transcendentalism
end rhyme
point of view
36. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter
denotation
blank verse
Imagism
point of view
37. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
consonance
archetype
point of view
conflict
38. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
monologue
connotation
allegory
repetition
39. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
parallelism
epigraph
maxim
dramatic poetry
40. Five feet per line of poetry
pentameter
profanity
Imagism
foreshadowing
41. The writer says one thing but means something else
rhythm
epiphany
parallelism
verbal irony
42. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
maxim
epigram
end rhyme
omniscient
43. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
flashback
consonance
conflict
narrative
44. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
figure of speech
soliloquy
assonance
existentialism
45. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
end rhyme
slant rhyme
Foot
couplet
46. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
allegory
situational irony
refrain
anthropomorphism
47. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
dramatic poetry
octameter
dactylic (dactyl)
atmosphere
48. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
metonymy
internal rhyme
motif
mood
49. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
Foot
farce
suspense
paradox
50. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
farce
theme
internal rhyme
omniscient