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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations






3. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past






4. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area






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






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






7. One foot per line of poetry






8. A figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole or a whole is used for its parts (ex: All hands on deck)






9. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)






10. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word






11. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious






12. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)






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






14. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza






15. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






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






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






18. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes






19. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)






20. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character






21. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






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






23. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later






24. Verse that tells a story






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






26. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry






27. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature






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






29. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






30. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






31. A long speech by a character in a literary work






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






33. Six feet per line of poetry






34. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






35. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)






36. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






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






38. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur






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






40. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work






41. 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)






42. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






43. A narrative song or poem






44. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim






45. 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






46. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






47. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature






48. 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)






49. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






50. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot







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