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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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1. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
slang
apostrophe
end rhyme
narrative poetry
2. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.
metonymy
irony
plot
denouement
3. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
consonance
enjambment
existentialism
moral
4. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
Foot
archaic
fiction
analogy
5. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
Third person
oxymoron
protagonist
cadence
6. The person who tells a story; may be a part of the story or an outside observer
narrator
consonance
figurative language
heroic couplet
7. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
end rhyme
analogy
archaic
regionalism
8. Conversation between characters in a literary work
allusion
dialogue
hubris
climax
9. Six feet per line of poetry
epiphany
vulgarity
hexameter
Third person
10. The suggested or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition; can be positive - neutral - or negative
connotation
iambic (iamb)
dramatic irony
genre
11. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
rhythm
colloquialisms
parallelism
dialect
12. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
internal rhyme
jargon
theme
suspense
13. Type of diction; expressions usually accepted in informal situations
colloquialisms
vulgarity
slant rhyme
imagery
14. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area
jargon
cadence
slang
repetition
15. 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
verbal irony
point of view
epitaph
allegory
16. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
irony
rhyme
rhythm
anapestic (anapest)
17. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
jargon
flash - forward
oxymoron
narrative poetry
18. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
prologue
vulgarity
internal rhyme
genre
19. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
unreliable narrator
trochaic (trochee)
rhetorical question
setting
20. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
couplet
figure of speech
archaic
refrain
21. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
symbol
hyperbole
maxim
dramatic poetry
22. 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)
trochaic (trochee)
anthropomorphism
limited omniscient
metonymy
23. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
hero
existentialism
epigraph
mood
24. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
symbol
flash - forward
epiphany
octameter
25. A movement in early twentieth - century (1900s) poetry - which regarded the image as the essence of poetry
Imagism
foreshadowing
repetition
hyperbole
26. An introductory section of a play - speech - or other literary work
anecdote
vulgarity
prologue
repetition
27. 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)
archaic
malapropism
octameter
climax
28. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life
connotation
heroic couplet
memoir
profanity
29. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;
Foot
dialect
figurative language
vulgarity
30. 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
end rhyme
Transcendentalism
cliche
profanity
31. A narrative song or poem
ballad
blank verse
moral
connotation
32. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry
end rhyme
rhythm
dramatic irony
Imagism
33. A figure of speech that uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things
diction
irony
oxymoron
simile
34. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter
plot
profanity
blank verse
metaphor
35. Reversal of the usual word order for variety or emphasis (ex:A girl with a hat/In a dream I saw)
point of view
inversion
epigram
Foot
36. 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
colloquialisms
apostrophe
regionalism
stream of consciousness
37. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred
situational irony
theme
profanity
epigraph
38. Type of diction; language widely considered crude - disgusting - and offensive
epiphany
flashback
free verse
vulgarity
39. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
protagonist
foreshadowing
irony
parallelism
40. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage
anthropomorphism
figure of speech
simile
drama
41. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza
connotation
anapestic (anapest)
dramatic monologue
refrain
42. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play
vulgarity
omniscient
dramatic irony
analogy
43. Two feet per line of poetry
point of view
prologue
irony
dimeter
44. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
denotation
simile
enjambment
couplet
45. Seven feet per line of poetry
situational irony
heptameter (or septameter)
end rhyme
atmosphere
46. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim
magic realism
epigram
heroic couplet
rhetoric
47. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)
internal rhyme
caesura
Third person
simile
48. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
colloquialisms
onomatopoeia
apostrophe
flashback
49. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
anthropomorphism
Transcendentalism
character
iambic (iamb)
50. The feeling a literary work evokes in a reader - such as sadness - peace - or joy
mood
prologue
soliloquy
flashback