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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. The perspective from which a story is told






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






3. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work






4. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






6. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






8. The writer says one thing but means something else






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






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






11. Two feet per line of poetry






12. Six feet per line of poetry






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






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






15. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point






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






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






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. Seven feet per line of poetry






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






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






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






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






24. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)






25. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature






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






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






28. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative






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






30. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






38. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play






39. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






40. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something






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






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






43. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power






44. A literary work in which all or most of the characters - events and setting stand for ideas or generalization about life; have a moral or lesson






45. One foot per line of poetry






46. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






47. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand






48. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






49. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways






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