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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 long speech by a character in a literary work
monologue
regionalism
denotation
heroic couplet
2. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
onomatopoeia
consonance
diction
first person
3. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
connotation
symbol
slant rhyme
paradox
4. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
epigram
regionalism
theme
dramatic monologue
5. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
dialect
analogy
synecdoche
irony
6. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
imagery
rhyme
motif
plot
7. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
antagonist
analogy
narrative
8. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
consonance
epic hero
slang
dactylic (dactyl)
9. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
tone
refrain
flash - forward
denouement
10. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
slang
refrain
tone
ballad
11. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
end rhyme
ballad
existentialism
characterization
12. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
hyperbole
monologue
repetition
13. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
suspense
dialect
paradox
flashback
14. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
iambic (iamb)
farce
vulgarity
repetition
15. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
hexameter
monometer
Foot
aphorism
16. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter
cliche
narrative poetry
heroic couplet
17. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
anecdote
epic hero
epilogue
narrator
18. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
conflict
epigraph
existentialism
end rhyme
19. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
hero
apostrophe
atmosphere
stream of consciousness
20. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
hubris
connotation
simile
theme
21. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
moral
octameter
inversion
colloquialisms
22. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
slant rhyme
dramatic irony
omniscient
monologue
23. Writing or speech that tells a story
setting
rhyme
Transcendentalism
narrative
24. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
trimeter
figurative language
moral
oxymoron
25. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
mood
rhythm
aphorism
situational irony
26. A metrical foot; /_ (stressed - unstressed)
characterization
dramatic monologue
trochaic (trochee)
dialect
27. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
inversion
interior monologue
characterization
tetrameter
28. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
colloquialisms
genre
narrator
interior monologue
29. 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)
antagonist
analogy
dimeter
tone
30. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
irony
magic realism
epic hero
parallelism
31. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
plot
foreshadowing
couplet
archaic
32. One foot per line of poetry
epitaph
monometer
Third person
existentialism
33. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
allusion
character
spondaic (spondee)
hexameter
34. Seven feet per line of poetry
point of view
figurative language
heptameter (or septameter)
analogy
35. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
spondaic (spondee)
pentameter
narrative poetry
farce
36. The pattern formed by end rhyme in a stanza or poem; indicated by the assignment of a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme
rhyme scheme
magic realism
verbal irony
anapestic (anapest)
37. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
parallelism
cliche
caesura
genre
38. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
inversion
colloquialisms
figure of speech
internal rhyme
39. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
apostrophe
conflict
malapropism
interior monologue
40. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
archetype
anapestic (anapest)
epiphany
maxim
41. 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)
dramatic poetry
metaphor
soliloquy
malapropism
42. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
assonance
slang
mood
anecdote
43. 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)
allegory
epic hero
synecdoche
profanity
44. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
genre
tetrameter
dramatic irony
setting
45. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
memoir
hero
heroic couplet
hyperbole
46. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
atmosphere
free verse
point of view
repetition
47. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
consonance
suspense
allegory
protagonist
48. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
omniscient
onomatopoeia
hubris
rhetoric
49. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
pentameter
trochaic (trochee)
dramatic poetry
prologue
50. Three feet per line of poetry
Foot
hyperbole
trimeter
existentialism