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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
figure of speech
assonance
connotation
omniscient
2. The writer says one thing but means something else
analogy
dramatic monologue
verbal irony
alliteration
3. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
limited omniscient
epigraph
rhetorical question
figure of speech
4. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
imagery
couplet
jargon
diction
5. The literary representation of a character's free - flowing thought processes - memories - and emotions; often does not use conventional sentence structure or rules of grammar
stream of consciousness
motif
consonance
plot
6. 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
archaic
fiction
allegory
existentialism
7. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
drama
aphorism
soliloquy
Foot
8. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
hubris
jargon
allusion
unreliable narrator
9. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
denouement
dialect
dramatic irony
characterization
10. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
motif
dialect
aphorism
archaic
11. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
rhythm
internal rhyme
limited omniscient
figure of speech
12. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
genre
anecdote
setting
foreshadowing
13. Verse that tells a story
narrative poetry
conflict
first person
irony
14. Seven feet per line of poetry
unreliable narrator
character
heptameter (or septameter)
pentameter
15. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
ballad
inversion
protagonist
suspense
16. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
dramatic poetry
prologue
situational irony
maxim
17. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
dialogue
atmosphere
theme
iambic (iamb)
18. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
dactylic (dactyl)
malapropism
trochaic (trochee)
refrain
19. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
internal rhyme
cadence
iambic (iamb)
dramatic poetry
20. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
aphorism
regionalism
octameter
interior monologue
21. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
interior monologue
metonymy
simile
end rhyme
22. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
end rhyme
epigram
parallelism
free verse
23. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
flashback
rhyme
iambic (iamb)
Third person
24. 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
drama
end rhyme
unreliable narrator
inversion
25. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
narrator
heroic couplet
soliloquy
epigraph
26. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
repetition
colloquialisms
regionalism
prologue
27. A narrative song or poem
dialogue
ballad
protagonist
magic realism
28. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
Transcendentalism
existentialism
soliloquy
blank verse
29. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
hubris
irony
hexameter
end rhyme
30. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
anthropomorphism
trochaic (trochee)
epigram
monologue
31. 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)
metonymy
epic hero
denouement
rhetorical question
32. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
monologue
epitaph
denotation
33. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
drama
setting
assonance
analogy
34. Four feet per line of poetry
analogy
tetrameter
dimeter
atmosphere
35. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
foreshadowing
metonymy
hubris
cliche
36. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
connotation
omniscient
inversion
flash - forward
37. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
apostrophe
alliteration
epilogue
rhyme
38. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
paradox
aphorism
protagonist
monometer
39. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
metaphor
situational irony
internal rhyme
enjambment
40. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
interior monologue
paradox
symbol
dramatic monologue
41. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
couplet
first person
allusion
Third person
42. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
denotation
heroic couplet
slant rhyme
climax
43. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
soliloquy
hero
figure of speech
profanity
44. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
trochaic (trochee)
epigraph
tetrameter
epitaph
45. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
caesura
regionalism
apostrophe
epiphany
46. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
Foot
anecdote
verbal irony
refrain
47. 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
anapestic (anapest)
rhyme scheme
conflict
hubris
48. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
prologue
rhyme scheme
couplet
atmosphere
49. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
dramatic irony
synecdoche
narrator
archaic
50. The central understanding about life as expressed in a work of literature; may be stated or expressed directly; usually implied or revealed gradually through events - dialogue - and outcome
protagonist
magic realism
theme
cliche