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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. The larger - than - life central character in an epic (a long narrative poem about events of crucial importance to the history of a culture/nation)






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea






17. 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






18. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






19. Writing or speech that tells a story






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






21. Seven feet per line of poetry






22. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region






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






24. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)






25. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves






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






27. 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)






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






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






30. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






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






32. A figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole or a whole is used for its parts (ex: All hands on deck)






33. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern






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






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






36. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism






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






44. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






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






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






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






48. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






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






50. The writer says one thing but means something else