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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
diction
refrain
caesura
denouement
2. Writing or speech that tells a story
narrative
free verse
character
anthropomorphism
3. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
imagery
end rhyme
synecdoche
heroic couplet
4. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
trimeter
hero
trochaic (trochee)
mood
5. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
vulgarity
characterization
free verse
6. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
cadence
archetype
enjambment
epigraph
7. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
figure of speech
irony
unreliable narrator
aphorism
8. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
regionalism
figurative language
memoir
archaic
9. The author's attitude toward his/her subject matter or audience; expressed through diction - punctuation - syntax - and figures of speech; (ex: humorous - serious - formal - distant - friendly)
tone
dialogue
slang
octameter
10. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
epiphany
spondaic (spondee)
internal rhyme
heroic couplet
11. A narrative song or poem
dialogue
ballad
rhyme
spondaic (spondee)
12. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
heroic couplet
rhyme scheme
apostrophe
assonance
13. The sequence of events in a short story - novel - or drama
rhythm
omniscient
farce
plot
14. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
monologue
figurative language
free verse
narrator
15. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
tetrameter
epiphany
alliteration
Imagism
16. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
epigram
cadence
trochaic (trochee)
dialogue
17. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
Foot
epic hero
allegory
slang
18. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device
couplet
suspense
inversion
alliteration
19. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
Imagism
conflict
trochaic (trochee)
anecdote
20. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
metonymy
Imagism
onomatopoeia
consonance
21. 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)
farce
rhetoric
epic hero
enjambment
22. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
dialect
flashback
figure of speech
free verse
23. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
archaic
dialect
imagery
malapropism
24. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
antagonist
synecdoche
trochaic (trochee)
analogy
25. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
mood
memoir
dialect
26. Seven feet per line of poetry
internal rhyme
slant rhyme
mood
heptameter (or septameter)
27. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
moral
monometer
oxymoron
narrative poetry
28. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
protagonist
profanity
unreliable narrator
prologue
29. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
free verse
farce
repetition
blank verse
30. One foot per line of poetry
monometer
hubris
foreshadowing
rhyme
31. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
dramatic monologue
character
hyperbole
motif
32. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
imagery
atmosphere
refrain
rhyme scheme
33. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
genre
dialogue
allusion
cadence
34. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
monometer
climax
end rhyme
flashback
35. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
pentameter
prologue
analogy
36. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
blank verse
atmosphere
ballad
genre
37. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
farce
Foot
theme
monometer
38. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words
anecdote
dialogue
parallelism
rhyme
39. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
rhetorical question
anthropomorphism
enjambment
flash - forward
40. 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
end rhyme
spondaic (spondee)
theme
regionalism
41. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
figure of speech
couplet
character
repetition
42. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
anecdote
irony
dramatic monologue
imagery
43. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
anapestic (anapest)
tetrameter
drama
anthropomorphism
44. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
dramatic irony
characterization
paradox
hyperbole
45. 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
flash - forward
stream of consciousness
free verse
assonance
46. A person portrayed in a literary work
character
free verse
magic realism
point of view
47. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
setting
dramatic poetry
hexameter
anthropomorphism
48. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
anapestic (anapest)
point of view
suspense
dramatic monologue
49. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
repetition
colloquialisms
free verse
maxim
50. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
limited omniscient
figurative language
characterization
Transcendentalism