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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 saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
magic realism
profanity
maxim
figurative language
2. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
epilogue
slant rhyme
irony
imagery
3. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
imagery
malapropism
paradox
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
colloquialisms
hero
existentialism
Transcendentalism
5. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
epitaph
limited omniscient
dramatic monologue
archetype
6. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
internal rhyme
paradox
plot
epitaph
7. Seven feet per line of poetry
verbal irony
heptameter (or septameter)
mood
epigram
8. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
dramatic irony
internal rhyme
free verse
memoir
9. A long speech by a character in a literary work
monologue
antagonist
colloquialisms
dramatic irony
10. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
cliche
dramatic irony
internal rhyme
alliteration
11. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
iambic (iamb)
denouement
anthropomorphism
tone
12. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
dactylic (dactyl)
protagonist
character
epigram
13. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
dramatic monologue
paradox
prologue
epilogue
14. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
interior monologue
anthropomorphism
figurative language
colloquialisms
15. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
stream of consciousness
repetition
assonance
dialogue
16. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
meter
assonance
cadence
cliche
17. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
couplet
heroic couplet
stream of consciousness
figure of speech
18. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
profanity
dactylic (dactyl)
spondaic (spondee)
hero
19. 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)
Transcendentalism
malapropism
end rhyme
motif
20. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
omniscient
mood
Imagism
existentialism
21. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
farce
soliloquy
conflict
Third person
22. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
colloquialisms
epiphany
slant rhyme
epigram
23. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
internal rhyme
narrative
end rhyme
foreshadowing
24. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
drama
tetrameter
trochaic (trochee)
limited omniscient
25. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
hubris
analogy
archetype
rhyme
26. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
verbal irony
simile
inversion
colloquialisms
27. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
tone
iambic (iamb)
internal rhyme
anapestic (anapest)
28. Conversation between characters in a literary work
pentameter
dialogue
diction
rhetorical question
29. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
flash - forward
rhetoric
couplet
dialect
30. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
first person
rhetoric
maxim
hyperbole
31. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
narrative poetry
suspense
point of view
soliloquy
32. Two feet per line of poetry
foreshadowing
internal rhyme
dimeter
prologue
33. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
flash - forward
soliloquy
point of view
epitaph
34. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
suspense
figurative language
prologue
assonance
35. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
Foot
archetype
genre
dramatic irony
36. 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)
consonance
symbol
epic hero
allusion
37. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
diction
vulgarity
first person
iambic (iamb)
38. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
diction
internal rhyme
suspense
motif
39. One foot per line of poetry
monometer
prologue
internal rhyme
jargon
40. Three feet per line of poetry
dramatic poetry
first person
profanity
trimeter
41. A person portrayed in a literary work
irony
atmosphere
end rhyme
character
42. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
heptameter (or septameter)
limited omniscient
figurative language
farce
43. 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)
dramatic irony
tone
point of view
heroic couplet
44. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
figure of speech
symbol
first person
anapestic (anapest)
45. Eight feet per line of poetry
regionalism
ballad
octameter
epigram
46. Persuasive writing
repetition
epiphany
plot
rhetoric
47. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
end rhyme
diction
profanity
48. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
hyperbole
irony
climax
cliche
49. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
character
situational irony
rhyme scheme
meter
50. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hero
parallelism
slant rhyme
epitaph