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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point






2. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic






3. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature






4. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






5. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea






6. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)






7. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities






8. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character






9. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative






10. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme






11. 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)






12. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something






13. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer






14. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;






15. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






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)






17. The repetition of final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels (ex: fresh cash - yard bird)






18. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description






19. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables






20. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)






21. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)






22. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)






23. 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






24. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






25. Conversation between characters in a literary work






26. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use






27. Seven feet per line of poetry






28. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)






29. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work






30. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






31. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word






32. Two feet per line of poetry






33. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






34. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred






35. The literary representation of a character's free - flowing thought processes - memories - and emotions; often does not use conventional sentence structure or rules of grammar






36. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power






37. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






38. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry






39. Five feet per line of poetry






40. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern






41. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)






42. Rhyming of word at the ends of line






43. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)






44. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest






45. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose






46. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone






47. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






48. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work






49. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






50. A long speech by a character in a literary work