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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 person portrayed in a literary work
character
synecdoche
point of view
narrator
2. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations
analogy
point of view
farce
onomatopoeia
3. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
anecdote
synecdoche
couplet
spondaic (spondee)
4. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description
epigraph
dramatic poetry
climax
existentialism
5. Verse that tells a story
first person
paradox
narrative poetry
tone
6. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature
allusion
genre
rhyme scheme
symbol
7. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
hyperbole
internal rhyme
character
omniscient
8. 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
theme
trochaic (trochee)
farce
apostrophe
9. 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)
end rhyme
internal rhyme
metonymy
alliteration
10. Seven feet per line of poetry
maxim
unreliable narrator
rhyme scheme
heptameter (or septameter)
11. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech
dramatic poetry
fiction
repetition
pentameter
12. Conversation between characters in a literary work
dialogue
onomatopoeia
Imagism
apostrophe
13. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
hero
spondaic (spondee)
soliloquy
anecdote
14. A literary device in which the author interrupts the chronological order of a narrative to show something that happened in the past
rhyme scheme
flashback
magic realism
protagonist
15. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
imagery
protagonist
assonance
regionalism
16. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
anecdote
hubris
oxymoron
symbol
17. Persuasive writing
rhetoric
paradox
enjambment
couplet
18. 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)
omniscient
synecdoche
heptameter (or septameter)
diction
19. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
symbol
refrain
rhetoric
iambic (iamb)
20. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)
slant rhyme
characterization
memoir
epiphany
21. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
verbal irony
archetype
dialect
denotation
22. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
heroic couplet
hero
Third person
meter
23. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves
epitaph
allusion
protagonist
anapestic (anapest)
24. Four feet per line of poetry
assonance
epic hero
tetrameter
caesura
25. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
epiphany
epigraph
caesura
slang
26. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
trimeter
blank verse
epiphany
foreshadowing
27. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
protagonist
narrator
pentameter
vulgarity
28. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work
interior monologue
slang
inversion
climax
29. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language
repetition
hexameter
cadence
oxymoron
30. 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
stream of consciousness
internal rhyme
enjambment
denouement
31. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone
epitaph
symbol
first person
narrative
32. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
profanity
flashback
dimeter
archaic
33. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
apostrophe
dramatic monologue
denotation
dialogue
34. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole
figure of speech
jargon
omniscient
dimeter
35. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
verbal irony
symbol
Third person
existentialism
36. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
Imagism
anthropomorphism
simile
iambic (iamb)
37. A metrical foot; _/ (unstressed - stressed)
verbal irony
iambic (iamb)
monologue
internal rhyme
38. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
anthropomorphism
metonymy
mood
hyperbole
39. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
rhetoric
archaic
point of view
stream of consciousness
40. The chief character in a literary work - usually one with admirable qualities
hexameter
hero
Transcendentalism
refrain
41. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
heptameter (or septameter)
maxim
interior monologue
rhetorical question
42. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
trochaic (trochee)
dialect
analogy
couplet
43. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
cadence
tetrameter
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
44. 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
hexameter
moral
rhyme scheme
couplet
45. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
archaic
unreliable narrator
enjambment
heroic couplet
46. A metrical foot; /_ _ (stressed - unstressed - unstressed)
narrator
diction
dactylic (dactyl)
vulgarity
47. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality
characterization
prologue
trochaic (trochee)
suspense
48. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
blank verse
situational irony
colloquialisms
free verse
49. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
plot
magic realism
rhetoric
50. Language used for descriptive effect rather than literal meaning and including at least one figure of speech (metaphor - simile - personification)
figurative language
blank verse
rhythm
heroic couplet