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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
assonance
epigram
free verse
slant rhyme
2. One foot per line of poetry
narrative
verbal irony
monometer
heroic couplet
3. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
characterization
regionalism
hyperbole
heroic couplet
4. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
slang
rhetorical question
rhetoric
onomatopoeia
5. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
flashback
imagery
epilogue
meter
6. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
rhetorical question
foreshadowing
colloquialisms
climax
7. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
maxim
consonance
prologue
cadence
8. The writer says one thing but means something else
diction
characterization
verbal irony
synecdoche
9. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
epitaph
figure of speech
repetition
malapropism
10. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
imagery
maxim
symbol
dialect
11. The perspective from which a story is told
verbal irony
spondaic (spondee)
refrain
point of view
12. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
motif
imagery
dramatic irony
meter
13. Six feet per line of poetry
denouement
setting
dramatic monologue
hexameter
14. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
denouement
slant rhyme
archetype
anapestic (anapest)
15. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
point of view
Imagism
symbol
analogy
16. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
hero
protagonist
iambic (iamb)
dramatic monologue
17. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
drama
heroic couplet
metonymy
denotation
18. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
climax
vulgarity
trochaic (trochee)
narrator
19. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
slant rhyme
repetition
plot
dramatic monologue
20. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
monologue
genre
Third person
vulgarity
21. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
iambic (iamb)
theme
flashback
rhyme scheme
22. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
profanity
suspense
epiphany
parallelism
23. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
flashback
consonance
plot
Imagism
24. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
characterization
colloquialisms
prologue
25. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
narrative
hubris
onomatopoeia
tetrameter
26. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
jargon
internal rhyme
synecdoche
atmosphere
27. Conversation between characters in a literary work
narrative
trochaic (trochee)
dialogue
hubris
28. 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)
metonymy
dialogue
analogy
trochaic (trochee)
29. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
hubris
end rhyme
hexameter
synecdoche
30. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
irony
figurative language
foreshadowing
metaphor
31. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
epigram
colloquialisms
end rhyme
assonance
32. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
paradox
farce
climax
end rhyme
33. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
omniscient
jargon
epitaph
metaphor
34. A person portrayed in a literary work
symbol
character
onomatopoeia
internal rhyme
35. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
analogy
internal rhyme
slant rhyme
symbol
36. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
narrative poetry
irony
narrative
farce
37. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
rhyme
anapestic (anapest)
interior monologue
paradox
38. 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
mood
iambic (iamb)
synecdoche
stream of consciousness
39. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
iambic (iamb)
free verse
rhythm
caesura
40. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
genre
vulgarity
anecdote
first person
41. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
parallelism
heptameter (or septameter)
anthropomorphism
climax
42. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
farce
slant rhyme
omniscient
symbol
43. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
cadence
vulgarity
limited omniscient
regionalism
44. Five feet per line of poetry
allegory
pentameter
malapropism
rhetoric
45. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
limited omniscient
internal rhyme
epilogue
dimeter
46. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
blank verse
antagonist
rhyme scheme
verbal irony
47. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
archaic
Transcendentalism
Third person
flashback
48. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
slang
dialect
fiction
alliteration
49. Eight feet per line of poetry
assonance
metaphor
setting
octameter
50. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
apostrophe
dialect
parallelism
suspense