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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Persuasive writing
dactylic (dactyl)
epilogue
rhetoric
plot
2. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
hyperbole
protagonist
suspense
situational irony
3. 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
narrative poetry
trochaic (trochee)
epic hero
4. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
drama
limited omniscient
interior monologue
synecdoche
5. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
magic realism
suspense
rhetoric
rhythm
6. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
repetition
iambic (iamb)
hero
apostrophe
7. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
dramatic irony
end rhyme
setting
suspense
8. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
allusion
simile
iambic (iamb)
assonance
9. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
rhythm
archetype
parallelism
anecdote
10. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
maxim
first person
paradox
dactylic (dactyl)
11. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
connotation
stream of consciousness
refrain
aphorism
12. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature
conflict
rhythm
dactylic (dactyl)
flash - forward
13. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
onomatopoeia
anecdote
epilogue
character
14. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
stream of consciousness
end rhyme
irony
vulgarity
15. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
plot
parallelism
archaic
archetype
16. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
unreliable narrator
protagonist
atmosphere
limited omniscient
17. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
oxymoron
octameter
soliloquy
trochaic (trochee)
18. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
archetype
denouement
dactylic (dactyl)
repetition
19. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
caesura
spondaic (spondee)
hubris
theme
20. Four feet per line of poetry
spondaic (spondee)
tetrameter
climax
archetype
21. A narrative song or poem
ballad
iambic (iamb)
magic realism
oxymoron
22. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
heroic couplet
tone
stream of consciousness
imagery
23. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
heroic couplet
metaphor
hero
unreliable narrator
24. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
genre
limited omniscient
memoir
hexameter
25. Three feet per line of poetry
jargon
trimeter
flash - forward
dialogue
26. Five feet per line of poetry
caesura
denouement
onomatopoeia
pentameter
27. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
octameter
figurative language
slang
synecdoche
28. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
tetrameter
figure of speech
trochaic (trochee)
apostrophe
29. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
allusion
metonymy
end rhyme
meter
30. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
figure of speech
enjambment
foreshadowing
monologue
31. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
iambic (iamb)
heroic couplet
climax
fiction
32. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
apostrophe
alliteration
tone
narrative poetry
33. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
dimeter
maxim
tone
existentialism
34. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
dramatic poetry
mood
allusion
suspense
35. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
heptameter (or septameter)
profanity
malapropism
mood
36. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)
allusion
internal rhyme
epic hero
paradox
37. A long speech by a character in a literary work
prologue
heroic couplet
synecdoche
monologue
38. The perspective from which a story is told
dialect
conflict
monometer
point of view
39. Writing or speech that tells a story
mood
dramatic monologue
alliteration
narrative
40. 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
anapestic (anapest)
allegory
repetition
hero
41. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
connotation
dramatic monologue
vulgarity
anapestic (anapest)
42. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
repetition
refrain
regionalism
heroic couplet
43. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
rhetoric
pentameter
irony
hexameter
44. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
cliche
oxymoron
profanity
epigram
45. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)
dialogue
enjambment
internal rhyme
consonance
46. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
malapropism
irony
interior monologue
end rhyme
47. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
diction
couplet
rhyme scheme
epilogue
48. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
oxymoron
first person
dramatic poetry
dramatic irony
49. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
parallelism
archaic
iambic (iamb)
omniscient
50. 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)
maxim
profanity
simile
synecdoche