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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities






2. 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)






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






4. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word






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






13. 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)






14. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






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






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






18. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)






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






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






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






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






23. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work






24. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character






25. The perspective from which a story is told






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






27. 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






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






29. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






30. Persuasive writing






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






32. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.






33. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






34. The writer says one thing but means something else






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






36. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry






37. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme






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






39. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






40. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






41. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






42. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred






43. One foot per line of poetry






44. 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






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






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






47. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






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






50. Four feet per line of poetry