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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
figure of speech
trimeter
diction
epitaph
2. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
narrator
internal rhyme
tetrameter
alliteration
3. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
limited omniscient
narrative
jargon
antagonist
4. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
climax
dactylic (dactyl)
allegory
protagonist
5. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
rhyme scheme
dactylic (dactyl)
onomatopoeia
end rhyme
6. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
conflict
ballad
end rhyme
irony
7. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
magic realism
archetype
limited omniscient
epilogue
8. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
hexameter
hyperbole
cadence
meter
9. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
figure of speech
drama
atmosphere
onomatopoeia
10. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
iambic (iamb)
slant rhyme
magic realism
heroic couplet
11. Seven feet per line of poetry
colloquialisms
existentialism
heptameter (or septameter)
rhyme scheme
12. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
flashback
end rhyme
tetrameter
prologue
13. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
free verse
rhythm
drama
archetype
14. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hero
slang
metonymy
characterization
15. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
denouement
flash - forward
existentialism
analogy
16. Persuasive writing
cliche
rhetoric
profanity
irony
17. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
malapropism
metaphor
Transcendentalism
18. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
maxim
climax
plot
figure of speech
19. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
characterization
vulgarity
metaphor
theme
20. 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
trochaic (trochee)
Imagism
mood
theme
21. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
anthropomorphism
end rhyme
hyperbole
plot
22. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
epilogue
iambic (iamb)
epic hero
inversion
23. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
diction
narrative poetry
narrative
epigram
24. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
climax
meter
caesura
allegory
25. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
point of view
dialect
plot
motif
26. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
unreliable narrator
plot
epic hero
oxymoron
27. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
situational irony
Transcendentalism
epigraph
dialect
28. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
simile
jargon
fiction
memoir
29. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
conflict
profanity
suspense
limited omniscient
30. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
Imagism
dactylic (dactyl)
conflict
first person
31. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
assonance
regionalism
epiphany
trochaic (trochee)
32. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
couplet
Foot
vulgarity
rhyme scheme
33. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
narrator
prologue
onomatopoeia
colloquialisms
34. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
Imagism
omniscient
iambic (iamb)
monometer
35. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
denotation
Third person
farce
apostrophe
36. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
end rhyme
fiction
oxymoron
irony
37. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
couplet
caesura
conflict
character
38. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
archaic
end rhyme
tetrameter
farce
39. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
Imagism
rhyme
figurative language
imagery
40. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
narrative
diction
blank verse
cadence
41. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
epigram
malapropism
heroic couplet
metaphor
42. 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
hubris
unreliable narrator
monometer
situational irony
43. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
assonance
narrative poetry
motif
pentameter
44. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
dramatic poetry
hexameter
moral
onomatopoeia
45. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
free verse
heroic couplet
conflict
meter
46. Conversation between characters in a literary work
characterization
plot
narrative poetry
dialogue
47. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
alliteration
figurative language
soliloquy
fiction
48. Four feet per line of poetry
free verse
narrator
epitaph
tetrameter
49. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
epitaph
cadence
oxymoron
allusion
50. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
repetition
narrative
unreliable narrator
tetrameter