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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story
suspense
slang
consonance
parallelism
2. Rhyming that occurs within a single line
internal rhyme
moral
tone
magic realism
3. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
dramatic monologue
inversion
spondaic (spondee)
Third person
4. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
paradox
synecdoche
iambic (iamb)
couplet
5. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
hyperbole
epic hero
conflict
trochaic (trochee)
6. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
rhythm
suspense
allegory
caesura
7. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form
parallelism
slang
enjambment
dramatic poetry
8. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
profanity
jargon
repetition
narrative poetry
9. Seven feet per line of poetry
archetype
interior monologue
heptameter (or septameter)
enjambment
10. Four feet per line of poetry
diction
consonance
tetrameter
apostrophe
11. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
anapestic (anapest)
dialogue
hexameter
regionalism
12. A narrative song or poem
blank verse
point of view
antagonist
ballad
13. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
archaic
figure of speech
imagery
motif
14. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme
irony
farce
epic hero
motif
15. 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)
flashback
tone
monometer
regionalism
16. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
anecdote
anapestic (anapest)
heroic couplet
metonymy
17. Five feet per line of poetry
pentameter
conflict
antagonist
hubris
18. 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)
couplet
archetype
rhetoric
malapropism
19. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work
atmosphere
allegory
mood
omniscient
20. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind
symbol
imagery
jargon
Foot
21. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
cliche
irony
epitaph
assonance
22. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
stream of consciousness
cliche
allusion
23. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
theme
conflict
narrator
24. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
end rhyme
memoir
parallelism
dramatic irony
25. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
trochaic (trochee)
drama
archaic
enjambment
26. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
couplet
narrator
rhyme
free verse
27. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
protagonist
heptameter (or septameter)
epigram
metaphor
28. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
figurative language
internal rhyme
hubris
apostrophe
29. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character
spondaic (spondee)
fiction
cliche
soliloquy
30. 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)
synecdoche
slant rhyme
epigram
hexameter
31. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
existentialism
meter
aphorism
rhetorical question
32. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
synecdoche
trimeter
spondaic (spondee)
hyperbole
33. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
limited omniscient
rhetorical question
epigraph
hero
34. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
point of view
dialect
analogy
free verse
35. 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)
cadence
repetition
monologue
epic hero
36. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
anapestic (anapest)
verbal irony
rhyme scheme
existentialism
37. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
interior monologue
plot
epic hero
moral
38. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
dimeter
epigraph
spondaic (spondee)
rhyme scheme
39. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
heroic couplet
foreshadowing
moral
monometer
40. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
existentialism
assonance
Foot
flashback
41. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
internal rhyme
apostrophe
characterization
meter
42. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
monologue
flashback
epilogue
symbol
43. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
trochaic (trochee)
regionalism
anapestic (anapest)
maxim
44. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
slang
monologue
first person
enjambment
45. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot
denouement
dramatic irony
metaphor
first person
46. The writer says one thing but means something else
verbal irony
Foot
anthropomorphism
analogy
47. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
mood
first person
repetition
internal rhyme
48. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
connotation
figure of speech
rhetorical question
jargon
49. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
epigraph
vulgarity
repetition
rhythm
50. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
refrain
unreliable narrator
atmosphere
allegory