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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






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






4. The perspective from which a story is told






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






6. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






7. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes






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






9. Verse that tells a story






10. A person portrayed in a literary work






11. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






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






13. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves






14. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)






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






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






17. Two feet per line of poetry






18. Writing or speech that tells a story






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






20. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story






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






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






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






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






25. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area






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






27. 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






28. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






29. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






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






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






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






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






35. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature






36. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






37. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






38. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






39. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal






40. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later






41. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words






42. One foot per line of poetry






43. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






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






45. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






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






48. 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






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






50. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work