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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
diction
stream of consciousness
oxymoron
Third person
2. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
vulgarity
rhetorical question
dimeter
slant rhyme
3. A person portrayed in a literary work
dialect
regionalism
unreliable narrator
character
4. 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)
epiphany
epic hero
existentialism
rhythm
5. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
dimeter
heroic couplet
octameter
figurative language
6. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
epigraph
dialogue
hyperbole
repetition
7. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
rhetoric
oxymoron
foreshadowing
synecdoche
8. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
apostrophe
interior monologue
rhythm
regionalism
9. 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)
magic realism
metonymy
epitaph
denouement
10. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
inversion
dramatic poetry
narrator
farce
11. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
narrator
internal rhyme
mood
dramatic irony
12. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
hexameter
dramatic monologue
aphorism
point of view
13. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
alliteration
malapropism
figurative language
atmosphere
14. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
suspense
allusion
figure of speech
end rhyme
15. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
antagonist
rhyme scheme
repetition
16. 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
Transcendentalism
first person
anapestic (anapest)
denotation
17. A narrative song or poem
flash - forward
narrative
ballad
atmosphere
18. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
rhyme scheme
hyperbole
synecdoche
19. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
monologue
magic realism
rhyme scheme
conflict
20. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
situational irony
irony
enjambment
vulgarity
21. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
paradox
repetition
ballad
hubris
22. Eight feet per line of poetry
octameter
genre
end rhyme
unreliable narrator
23. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
imagery
limited omniscient
profanity
aphorism
24. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
hexameter
aphorism
end rhyme
drama
25. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
end rhyme
interior monologue
narrative poetry
allegory
26. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
iambic (iamb)
end rhyme
first person
epigraph
27. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
vulgarity
heroic couplet
fiction
theme
28. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
trochaic (trochee)
epigraph
suspense
rhetorical question
29. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
rhythm
narrative
synecdoche
Imagism
30. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
epigraph
epigram
consonance
flash - forward
31. 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
allegory
synecdoche
free verse
rhetoric
32. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
epitaph
spondaic (spondee)
dialogue
hero
33. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
situational irony
denotation
omniscient
dimeter
34. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
drama
fiction
octameter
epiphany
35. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
end rhyme
iambic (iamb)
flash - forward
dramatic poetry
36. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
climax
anecdote
rhyme
anthropomorphism
37. Seven feet per line of poetry
hero
hubris
heptameter (or septameter)
epilogue
38. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
symbol
allusion
interior monologue
internal rhyme
39. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
point of view
internal rhyme
genre
dialect
40. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
Foot
heroic couplet
rhythm
antagonist
41. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
narrative
iambic (iamb)
Foot
climax
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
memoir
slant rhyme
simile
unreliable narrator
43. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
figurative language
slang
monologue
archetype
44. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
narrative
rhetoric
imagery
protagonist
45. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
cliche
enjambment
assonance
synecdoche
46. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
dactylic (dactyl)
dramatic irony
colloquialisms
connotation
47. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
monometer
tetrameter
suspense
48. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
onomatopoeia
omniscient
suspense
narrative
49. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
denotation
fiction
climax
motif
50. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter
mood
metonymy
blank verse
tone