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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. 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)






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






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






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






5. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






7. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






8. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author






9. Six feet per line of poetry






10. 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






11. Four feet per line of poetry






12. 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)






13. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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)






20. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






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






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






23. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






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






25. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable






26. The perspective from which a story is told






27. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form






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






29. Conversation between characters in a literary work






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






31. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways






32. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)






33. Verse that tells a story






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






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






36. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






37. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






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






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






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






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






42. Seven feet per line of poetry






43. Eight feet per line of poetry






44. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






45. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic






46. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






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






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






49. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama






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







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