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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
dialect
inversion
first person
2. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
first person
foreshadowing
parallelism
cliche
3. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
motif
Transcendentalism
rhythm
drama
4. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
couplet
colloquialisms
oxymoron
enjambment
5. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
fiction
internal rhyme
refrain
first person
6. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
foreshadowing
enjambment
hexameter
hyperbole
7. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
archetype
rhyme
magic realism
narrative poetry
8. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
hyperbole
setting
archetype
characterization
9. Five feet per line of poetry
pentameter
epitaph
internal rhyme
conflict
10. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
anthropomorphism
end rhyme
rhetorical question
epiphany
11. 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
allegory
trochaic (trochee)
unreliable narrator
rhyme
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)
malapropism
dialect
pentameter
slant rhyme
13. Four feet per line of poetry
caesura
apostrophe
tetrameter
oxymoron
14. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
stream of consciousness
anthropomorphism
dramatic irony
aphorism
15. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
situational irony
anapestic (anapest)
dramatic poetry
rhetorical question
16. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
foreshadowing
farce
verbal irony
17. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
profanity
narrative poetry
connotation
free verse
18. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
regionalism
free verse
inversion
iambic (iamb)
19. 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)
synecdoche
prologue
anapestic (anapest)
aphorism
20. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
flashback
monologue
Transcendentalism
dramatic monologue
21. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
narrator
climax
conflict
first person
22. 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
rhetoric
moral
trimeter
23. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
dimeter
apostrophe
ballad
onomatopoeia
24. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
figure of speech
prologue
jargon
anapestic (anapest)
25. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
heroic couplet
hero
jargon
paradox
26. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
simile
antagonist
motif
anecdote
27. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
figurative language
flashback
internal rhyme
spondaic (spondee)
28. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
climax
repetition
epic hero
stream of consciousness
29. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
memoir
anecdote
denotation
farce
30. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
cadence
vulgarity
existentialism
characterization
31. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
maxim
foreshadowing
Transcendentalism
Foot
32. 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
Third person
theme
allusion
monometer
33. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
symbol
existentialism
flashback
cliche
34. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
epitaph
heroic couplet
Imagism
repetition
35. Verse that tells a story
fiction
first person
Foot
narrative poetry
36. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
hexameter
flash - forward
farce
verbal irony
37. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
figure of speech
oxymoron
motif
memoir
38. A long speech by a character in a literary work
monologue
simile
enjambment
archetype
39. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
repetition
epic hero
parallelism
iambic (iamb)
40. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
plot
slant rhyme
mood
41. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
memoir
epigraph
consonance
Transcendentalism
42. The perspective from which a story is told
slant rhyme
free verse
point of view
character
43. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
protagonist
monometer
figurative language
dimeter
44. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
rhythm
metonymy
paradox
monometer
45. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
alliteration
diction
figurative language
malapropism
46. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
fiction
iambic (iamb)
end rhyme
connotation
47. Eight feet per line of poetry
cadence
octameter
blank verse
heroic couplet
48. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
assonance
apostrophe
imagery
dimeter
49. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
oxymoron
end rhyme
dimeter
narrative
50. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
hyperbole
conflict
climax
diction