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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






2. Verse that tells a story






3. Six feet per line of poetry






4. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






6. The methods - direct and indirect - used by a writer to reveal a character's personality






7. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive






8. Two feet per line of poetry






9. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious






10. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






11. A form of dramatic poetry in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






12. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)






13. A narrative song or poem






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






15. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative






16. 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)






17. A significant word - phrase - idea - description - or other element repeated throughout a literary work and related to the theme






18. The rhythmic rise and fall of oral language






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






20. 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






21. The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds






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






23. Eight feet per line of poetry






24. Reference to a well - known person - place - or situation from history/art/music/work of literature






25. In drama - a long speech given by a character who is alone on stage; reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of that character






26. 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






27. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways






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






29. Occurs when words include sounds that are similar but not identical (ex: tone and gone)






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






31. Conversation between characters in a literary work






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






33. Rhyming that occurs within a single line






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






35. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations






36. The recurrence of sounds - words - phrases - lines - or stanzas in a literary work or speech






37. 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






38. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal






39. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim






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






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






42. 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)






43. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character






44. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words






45. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story






46. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)






47. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy






48. 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






49. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer






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