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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
rhyme
epiphany
epigraph
dialect
2. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
octameter
suspense
denouement
connotation
3. Seven feet per line of poetry
heptameter (or septameter)
archaic
limited omniscient
oxymoron
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)
repetition
farce
epic hero
slang
5. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
moral
hubris
flashback
Transcendentalism
6. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
rhetoric
mood
spondaic (spondee)
first person
7. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
dialect
malapropism
aphorism
ballad
8. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
mood
dimeter
enjambment
tetrameter
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)
slant rhyme
aphorism
metonymy
hyperbole
10. The writer says one thing but means something else
denotation
verbal irony
allegory
farce
11. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
archaic
trochaic (trochee)
rhyme scheme
stream of consciousness
12. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
fiction
stream of consciousness
diction
enjambment
13. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
epilogue
slant rhyme
dramatic monologue
end rhyme
14. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
dimeter
memoir
stream of consciousness
epitaph
15. Six feet per line of poetry
fiction
existentialism
hexameter
motif
16. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
conflict
vulgarity
regionalism
imagery
17. Five feet per line of poetry
dialogue
pentameter
figure of speech
first person
18. A long speech by a character in a literary work
monologue
omniscient
suspense
magic realism
19. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
dactylic (dactyl)
drama
Third person
refrain
20. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
cliche
repetition
simile
rhyme
21. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
figurative language
aphorism
figure of speech
paradox
22. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
Transcendentalism
tone
epilogue
maxim
23. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
alliteration
maxim
epiphany
hexameter
24. 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
octameter
dialogue
dramatic poetry
theme
25. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
aphorism
cadence
anapestic (anapest)
flash - forward
26. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
octameter
parallelism
aphorism
anapestic (anapest)
27. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
dimeter
repetition
memoir
refrain
28. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
antagonist
tone
hubris
narrative poetry
29. Four feet per line of poetry
maxim
dialogue
tetrameter
hexameter
30. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
figure of speech
hyperbole
trochaic (trochee)
31. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
heroic couplet
genre
dactylic (dactyl)
caesura
32. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
oxymoron
antagonist
anecdote
analogy
33. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
character
magic realism
imagery
prologue
34. A narrative song or poem
metaphor
internal rhyme
ballad
fiction
35. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
fiction
ballad
archaic
symbol
36. The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
trimeter
Transcendentalism
narrator
37. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
onomatopoeia
cadence
character
setting
38. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
Imagism
allegory
Third person
ballad
39. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
stream of consciousness
foreshadowing
alliteration
oxymoron
40. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hero
malapropism
rhyme
end rhyme
41. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
heroic couplet
magic realism
point of view
farce
42. Two feet per line of poetry
spondaic (spondee)
narrative
internal rhyme
dimeter
43. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
denotation
climax
archetype
parallelism
44. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
existentialism
colloquialisms
aphorism
epilogue
45. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
verbal irony
onomatopoeia
tetrameter
setting
46. A person portrayed in a literary work
character
soliloquy
tetrameter
memoir
47. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
climax
end rhyme
refrain
hexameter
48. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
irony
regionalism
assonance
point of view
49. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
profanity
plot
fiction
rhetoric
50. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
malapropism
climax
moral
symbol