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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






4. Eight feet per line of poetry






5. 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






6. The perspective from which a story is told






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






8. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves






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






10. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






11. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)






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






13. Four feet per line of poetry






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. Seven feet per line of poetry






16. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir






17. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area






18. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form






19. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable






20. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions






21. Five feet per line of poetry






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






23. A narrative in which situations and characters are invented by the author






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






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






26. 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)






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






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






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






30. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand






31. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






32. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves






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






34. 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)






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






36. 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






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






38. Two feet per line of poetry






39. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense (ex: the more I learn - the less I know)






40. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things






41. A narrator who gives a faulty or distorted account of the events in a story; a child as a narrator might misinterpret someone's actions






42. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work






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






44. Writing or speech that tells a story






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






46. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






47. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past






48. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)






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






50. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole