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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two feet per line of poetry
dimeter
dialogue
prologue
plot
2. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
internal rhyme
anapestic (anapest)
caesura
3. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
monometer
anecdote
figurative language
4. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
suspense
spondaic (spondee)
caesura
repetition
5. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
magic realism
denotation
slant rhyme
iambic (iamb)
6. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
trochaic (trochee)
oxymoron
aphorism
denotation
7. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
couplet
allusion
allegory
heroic couplet
8. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
refrain
dramatic monologue
vulgarity
hyperbole
9. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
narrative
limited omniscient
blank verse
analogy
10. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
archaic
flashback
apostrophe
11. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
jargon
onomatopoeia
consonance
analogy
12. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
repetition
protagonist
denouement
drama
13. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
Third person
Transcendentalism
free verse
dramatic irony
14. 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)
tone
figure of speech
characterization
free verse
15. Eight feet per line of poetry
pentameter
slant rhyme
octameter
epitaph
16. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
trimeter
irony
apostrophe
meter
17. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter
internal rhyme
parallelism
hyperbole
18. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
refrain
mood
octameter
verbal irony
19. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
enjambment
diction
unreliable narrator
iambic (iamb)
20. Seven feet per line of poetry
heptameter (or septameter)
mood
Third person
anecdote
21. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
flash - forward
allegory
antagonist
couplet
22. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
tone
Third person
end rhyme
ballad
23. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
dactylic (dactyl)
character
drama
slant rhyme
24. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
consonance
dramatic irony
imagery
epitaph
25. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
first person
memoir
flash - forward
theme
26. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
narrative poetry
tone
epigram
inversion
27. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
omniscient
characterization
dramatic monologue
metonymy
28. A narrative song or poem
ballad
anthropomorphism
farce
soliloquy
29. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
genre
suspense
end rhyme
cadence
30. 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
allegory
atmosphere
narrator
figure of speech
31. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
connotation
monometer
anecdote
simile
32. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
genre
monologue
iambic (iamb)
stream of consciousness
33. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
jargon
omniscient
internal rhyme
anapestic (anapest)
34. 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)
slant rhyme
trochaic (trochee)
verbal irony
malapropism
35. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
trochaic (trochee)
profanity
characterization
Imagism
36. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
foreshadowing
meter
rhyme scheme
37. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
hubris
end rhyme
38. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
first person
narrator
rhyme scheme
repetition
39. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
point of view
heroic couplet
character
first person
40. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
malapropism
figurative language
epigram
41. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
repetition
regionalism
allusion
theme
42. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
conflict
genre
ballad
symbol
43. 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
setting
free verse
imagery
unreliable narrator
44. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
symbol
rhetorical question
narrative poetry
protagonist
45. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
drama
parallelism
plot
anecdote
46. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
allusion
anthropomorphism
trochaic (trochee)
cliche
47. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
epilogue
denotation
atmosphere
enjambment
48. A literary movement and philosophical attitude important during the mid -19th century in New England; emphasized reliance on intuition and conscience - focused on protesting materialism and Puritan ethic. Hallmarks of the movement: individualism - fr
anapestic (anapest)
simile
Transcendentalism
caesura
49. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
motif
internal rhyme
rhyme
dialect
50. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
malapropism
oxymoron
situational irony
assonance