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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two feet per line of poetry
stream of consciousness
prologue
anthropomorphism
dimeter
2. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
end rhyme
alliteration
cadence
3. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
metonymy
hexameter
profanity
jargon
4. 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
cadence
plot
Transcendentalism
rhetoric
5. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
character
fiction
heroic couplet
climax
6. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
existentialism
trimeter
metonymy
end rhyme
7. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
dramatic irony
ballad
cadence
oxymoron
8. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
dialect
dramatic monologue
anthropomorphism
narrative
9. 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)
setting
onomatopoeia
tone
dramatic poetry
10. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
verbal irony
figure of speech
alliteration
epiphany
11. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
plot
cadence
epigraph
antagonist
12. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
dialogue
synecdoche
figurative language
limited omniscient
13. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
rhetoric
alliteration
anthropomorphism
narrative poetry
14. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
Third person
dramatic monologue
character
jargon
15. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
internal rhyme
meter
unreliable narrator
narrative poetry
16. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
archaic
memoir
cadence
parallelism
17. 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
theme
character
narrative
anthropomorphism
18. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another that is related (ex: the crown=the king of a country)
vulgarity
epigraph
dialect
metonymy
19. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
monometer
meter
foreshadowing
blank verse
20. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
cliche
figurative language
epiphany
colloquialisms
21. Eight feet per line of poetry
octameter
protagonist
soliloquy
flash - forward
22. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
farce
alliteration
foreshadowing
interior monologue
23. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
magic realism
conflict
repetition
mood
24. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
dialect
interior monologue
characterization
motif
25. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
mood
rhythm
rhyme
maxim
26. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
spondaic (spondee)
end rhyme
blank verse
figure of speech
27. Writing or speech that tells a story
anapestic (anapest)
dialogue
narrative
internal rhyme
28. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
characterization
end rhyme
enjambment
flash - forward
29. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
protagonist
stream of consciousness
monometer
character
30. A narrative song or poem
prologue
maxim
ballad
caesura
31. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
repetition
onomatopoeia
irony
cliche
32. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
anapestic (anapest)
colloquialisms
internal rhyme
rhetorical question
33. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
colloquialisms
dramatic monologue
heroic couplet
free verse
34. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
free verse
simile
apostrophe
epic hero
35. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
iambic (iamb)
dialect
refrain
epigraph
36. 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)
malapropism
rhetorical question
enjambment
pentameter
37. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
prologue
hexameter
mood
vulgarity
38. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
character
epiphany
dramatic poetry
blank verse
39. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
regionalism
end rhyme
maxim
prologue
40. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
archaic
Third person
stream of consciousness
setting
41. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
conflict
blank verse
dramatic poetry
epigram
42. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
point of view
octameter
onomatopoeia
blank verse
43. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
cadence
drama
end rhyme
point of view
44. A long speech by a character in a literary work
plot
Imagism
end rhyme
monologue
45. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
jargon
oxymoron
couplet
epic hero
46. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
epilogue
mood
dramatic monologue
47. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
colloquialisms
allegory
figurative language
hubris
48. Four feet per line of poetry
tetrameter
consonance
memoir
dactylic (dactyl)
49. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
diction
jargon
limited omniscient
archetype
50. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
narrator
dialect
interior monologue
verbal irony