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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
allusion
mood
vulgarity
motif
2. A long speech by a character in a literary work
rhyme
monologue
drama
octameter
3. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
Imagism
dialogue
end rhyme
conflict
4. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
suspense
symbol
mood
fiction
5. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
epilogue
stream of consciousness
anecdote
oxymoron
6. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
octameter
slant rhyme
consonance
heroic couplet
7. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
slant rhyme
monologue
magic realism
suspense
8. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
vulgarity
hero
monometer
hubris
9. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
couplet
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Third person
10. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
setting
rhyme
tetrameter
genre
11. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
alliteration
enjambment
prologue
foreshadowing
12. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
metaphor
cadence
genre
13. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
farce
heroic couplet
assonance
internal rhyme
14. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
narrative
magic realism
hyperbole
epigram
15. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
first person
refrain
simile
internal rhyme
16. 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
tetrameter
oxymoron
symbol
17. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; the word comes from the Greek word hybris meaning 'excessive pride'
interior monologue
hubris
rhyme scheme
soliloquy
18. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
narrative poetry
narrator
epigraph
19. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
slant rhyme
parallelism
maxim
figure of speech
20. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
rhyme
assonance
symbol
moral
21. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
simile
couplet
antagonist
dramatic poetry
22. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
metaphor
narrative
drama
dialect
23. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
Foot
rhetorical question
free verse
narrator
24. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
figure of speech
verbal irony
epitaph
epiphany
25. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
repetition
apostrophe
trimeter
atmosphere
26. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
anapestic (anapest)
regionalism
soliloquy
character
27. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
denouement
allusion
jargon
meter
28. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
conflict
iambic (iamb)
Imagism
oxymoron
29. Three feet per line of poetry
dramatic monologue
trimeter
connotation
meter
30. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
anapestic (anapest)
oxymoron
dimeter
soliloquy
31. Five feet per line of poetry
hexameter
epigram
pentameter
anthropomorphism
32. One foot per line of poetry
octameter
refrain
monometer
onomatopoeia
33. Six feet per line of poetry
mood
interior monologue
theme
hexameter
34. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
apostrophe
narrator
end rhyme
omniscient
35. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
dramatic irony
metonymy
end rhyme
onomatopoeia
36. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
refrain
allusion
dactylic (dactyl)
heptameter (or septameter)
37. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
conflict
allusion
genre
flashback
38. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
denotation
refrain
slang
fiction
39. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
fiction
octameter
slant rhyme
40. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
dramatic poetry
pentameter
alliteration
setting
41. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
Transcendentalism
unreliable narrator
mood
denotation
42. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
allegory
blank verse
simile
epiphany
43. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
connotation
dimeter
denotation
profanity
44. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
dactylic (dactyl)
farce
epigraph
maxim
45. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
hyperbole
dramatic poetry
heroic couplet
dramatic monologue
46. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
connotation
jargon
prologue
couplet
47. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
end rhyme
maxim
pentameter
analogy
48. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
enjambment
dactylic (dactyl)
dramatic monologue
suspense
49. Two feet per line of poetry
enjambment
anapestic (anapest)
dimeter
magic realism
50. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
maxim
denotation
paradox
dramatic monologue