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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
prologue
maxim
trochaic (trochee)
slang
2. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
simile
flash - forward
denotation
paradox
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)
epic hero
metonymy
denouement
dramatic irony
4. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
foreshadowing
end rhyme
blank verse
jargon
5. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
interior monologue
cadence
atmosphere
setting
6. 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
hubris
first person
allegory
farce
7. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
Foot
conflict
farce
slant rhyme
8. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
parallelism
fiction
metonymy
free verse
9. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
dimeter
iambic (iamb)
plot
cadence
10. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
rhyme
motif
interior monologue
narrative
11. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
irony
meter
trochaic (trochee)
anecdote
12. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
aphorism
anecdote
conflict
first person
13. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
limited omniscient
slant rhyme
characterization
oxymoron
14. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
dramatic poetry
figurative language
simile
epic hero
15. A long speech by a character in a literary work
monometer
first person
monologue
allusion
16. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
slant rhyme
heroic couplet
rhyme
archaic
17. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
internal rhyme
suspense
iambic (iamb)
point of view
18. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work
metonymy
jargon
antagonist
Third person
19. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
hyperbole
vulgarity
monologue
epitaph
20. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
archaic
maxim
Third person
meter
21. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
rhyme
dialect
epic hero
stream of consciousness
22. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
onomatopoeia
fiction
slant rhyme
prologue
23. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
hero
metaphor
dactylic (dactyl)
first person
24. The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
anthropomorphism
spondaic (spondee)
anapestic (anapest)
25. 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)
drama
jargon
metonymy
point of view
26. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
symbol
epigraph
metonymy
blank verse
27. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
apostrophe
drama
internal rhyme
parallelism
28. 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
dramatic poetry
ballad
plot
29. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
characterization
octameter
allusion
hubris
30. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
consonance
narrator
refrain
epiphany
31. A person portrayed in a literary work
soliloquy
rhetoric
rhyme scheme
character
32. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest
couplet
memoir
archetype
oxymoron
33. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
onomatopoeia
magic realism
slang
Third person
34. One foot per line of poetry
stream of consciousness
characterization
flashback
monometer
35. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
epigraph
repetition
dramatic poetry
profanity
36. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
parallelism
heroic couplet
free verse
theme
37. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
denotation
refrain
tetrameter
onomatopoeia
38. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
paradox
end rhyme
oxymoron
memoir
39. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
hubris
dialogue
memoir
parallelism
40. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
dimeter
symbol
flashback
genre
41. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author
epigram
heptameter (or septameter)
fiction
aphorism
42. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
memoir
iambic (iamb)
existentialism
internal rhyme
43. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
assonance
soliloquy
farce
repetition
44. The writer says one thing but means something else
climax
assonance
internal rhyme
verbal irony
45. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
anthropomorphism
dramatic irony
setting
refrain
46. Five feet per line of poetry
pentameter
cliche
end rhyme
tetrameter
47. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
suspense
Imagism
irony
denotation
48. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
hubris
foreshadowing
imagery
flashback
49. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
theme
rhythm
hyperbole
anthropomorphism
50. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
foreshadowing
regionalism
rhyme
onomatopoeia