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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 movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
Imagism
meter
point of view
magic realism
2. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
consonance
Third person
memoir
dramatic irony
3. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
stream of consciousness
narrative poetry
memoir
trochaic (trochee)
4. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
allusion
drama
hyperbole
profanity
5. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
symbol
epilogue
metaphor
apostrophe
6. 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)
heptameter (or septameter)
anecdote
narrator
synecdoche
7. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
iambic (iamb)
figure of speech
analogy
epigraph
8. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
suspense
heptameter (or septameter)
existentialism
archaic
9. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
dramatic irony
trochaic (trochee)
irony
vulgarity
10. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
connotation
dramatic poetry
character
heroic couplet
11. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
pentameter
internal rhyme
hyperbole
figure of speech
12. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
rhetorical question
hero
tone
couplet
13. Four feet per line of poetry
omniscient
imagery
slang
tetrameter
14. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
free verse
spondaic (spondee)
plot
climax
15. A literary work in which all or most of the characters - events and setting stand for ideas or generalization about life; have a moral or lesson
maxim
allegory
anecdote
ballad
16. 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)
archaic
dimeter
epic hero
flashback
17. The writer says one thing but means something else
verbal irony
epigram
first person
refrain
18. Five feet per line of poetry
pentameter
blank verse
Foot
stream of consciousness
19. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
end rhyme
existentialism
climax
slang
20. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
synecdoche
caesura
repetition
atmosphere
21. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
Foot
dimeter
simile
limited omniscient
22. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
heptameter (or septameter)
dimeter
onomatopoeia
internal rhyme
23. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
allusion
suspense
dramatic monologue
atmosphere
24. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
anthropomorphism
allusion
maxim
end rhyme
25. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
rhetoric
colloquialisms
memoir
assonance
26. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
aphorism
archetype
anthropomorphism
apostrophe
27. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
inversion
figurative language
memoir
ballad
28. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
imagery
conflict
synecdoche
inversion
29. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter
metaphor
metonymy
blank verse
epic hero
30. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
verbal irony
narrative poetry
dialogue
anapestic (anapest)
31. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
oxymoron
vulgarity
imagery
meter
32. 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
onomatopoeia
heptameter (or septameter)
narrative
33. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
prologue
dactylic (dactyl)
first person
setting
34. The perspective from which a story is told
mood
connotation
heroic couplet
point of view
35. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
archetype
allegory
narrator
atmosphere
36. 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
unreliable narrator
theme
Imagism
end rhyme
37. 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
theme
imagery
memoir
dramatic irony
38. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
genre
dactylic (dactyl)
farce
narrative
39. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
hubris
refrain
oxymoron
characterization
40. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
epilogue
epiphany
maxim
rhyme
41. 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
trochaic (trochee)
Transcendentalism
paradox
magic realism
42. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
epilogue
dramatic monologue
omniscient
43. Six feet per line of poetry
hero
hexameter
repetition
refrain
44. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
dialogue
drama
internal rhyme
tetrameter
45. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
epitaph
figure of speech
couplet
46. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
anecdote
cadence
genre
Foot
47. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
Foot
end rhyme
aphorism
dialect
48. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
trochaic (trochee)
archetype
jargon
enjambment
49. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
onomatopoeia
flash - forward
plot
trimeter
50. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
Third person
prologue
enjambment
characterization