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CSET English Reading Understanding Text
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by someone who stands outside the story
free verse
rhetoric
Third person
plot
2. A figure of speech in which a comparison in implied but not stated (ex: The snow was a white blanket)
jargon
metaphor
setting
epilogue
3. A metrical foot; // (stressed - stressed)
archetype
epitaph
spondaic (spondee)
existentialism
4. Eight feet per line of poetry
octameter
consonance
limited omniscient
characterization
5. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected
drama
epic hero
consonance
situational irony
6. A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined (ex: wise fool)
diction
oxymoron
assonance
unreliable narrator
7. Rhyming of word at the ends of line
flash - forward
trochaic (trochee)
end rhyme
onomatopoeia
8. A long speech by a character in a literary work
hero
simile
trimeter
monologue
9. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Writers include: Jean - Paul Sartre - Kierkegaard - Camus - Nietzsche - Franz Kafka - and Simon de Beauvoir
farce
existentialism
diction
heptameter (or septameter)
10. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later
foreshadowing
drama
cadence
trimeter
11. 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)
dactylic (dactyl)
octameter
aphorism
epic hero
12. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)
epigram
Imagism
dactylic (dactyl)
symbol
13. 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
rhythm
anthropomorphism
allegory
rhyme scheme
14. Five feet per line of poetry
pentameter
limited omniscient
blank verse
vulgarity
15. Short narrative about an interesting event - often used to make a point
metonymy
inversion
anecdote
cadence
16. A literary style in which the writer combines realistic characters - events - situations - and dialogue with elements that are magical - supernatural - or fantastic
trochaic (trochee)
trimeter
imagery
magic realism
17. The perspective from which a story is told
oxymoron
point of view
atmosphere
octameter
18. A narrative song or poem
iambic (iamb)
epiphany
ballad
parallelism
19. Type of diction; informal language used by a particular group among themselves
connotation
flash - forward
metonymy
slang
20. A wise saying - usually short and to the point; similar to epigram or maxim
stream of consciousness
Third person
aphorism
alliteration
21. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
trimeter
hexameter
jargon
hyperbole
22. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions
rhetoric
interior monologue
caesura
character
23. A question to which no answer is expected or the answer is obvious
rhetorical question
archaic
denouement
narrator
24. A lesson about right and wrong conduct taught in a fable or parable
malapropism
end rhyme
unreliable narrator
moral
25. The narrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveals details that even the characters themselves could not reveal
caesura
omniscient
cadence
figure of speech
26. The assignment/application of human characteristics to animals - inanimate object - or gods (ex: Sponge Bob - Bugs Bunny)
hexameter
spondaic (spondee)
anthropomorphism
narrative
27. A sudden intuitive recognition of the essence or meaning of something
archaic
epiphany
aphorism
end rhyme
28. An author's choice of words - based on their effectiveness for the author's purpose
figure of speech
epigram
diction
Foot
29. A concluding statement or section added to a work of literature
imagery
epilogue
iambic (iamb)
flash - forward
30. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
allegory
fiction
apostrophe
end rhyme
31. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern
couplet
ballad
simile
first person
32. An emphasis on themes - characters - settings - and customs of a particular geographical region
internal rhyme
situational irony
onomatopoeia
regionalism
33. A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person - inanimate object or idea
free verse
maxim
refrain
apostrophe
34. A word or phrase that is so overused that it has lost its expressive power
farce
aphorism
inversion
cliche
35. 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
onomatopoeia
dramatic irony
mood
Transcendentalism
36. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use
anapestic (anapest)
archaic
internal rhyme
connotation
37. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea
heroic couplet
setting
assonance
allusion
38. Comparison of two things that are alike in some ways
drama
analogy
plot
onomatopoeia
39. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)
cliche
existentialism
end rhyme
enjambment
40. A category or type of literature - defined by its style - form - and content (ex: poetry - drama - fiction - and nonfiction)
antagonist
genre
conflict
dramatic poetry
41. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand
dramatic poetry
epigraph
connotation
metaphor
42. Four feet per line of poetry
hyperbole
tetrameter
epiphany
figurative language
43. Type of diction; a variety of language used by people in particular geographic area
foreshadowing
dialect
figurative language
repetition
44. A metrical foot; _ _/ (unstressed - unstressed - stressed)
dramatic irony
synecdoche
spondaic (spondee)
anapestic (anapest)
45. A short saying that expresses a general ruth or gives practical advice - usually about behavior and morality; similar to adage or aphorism
anthropomorphism
allegory
maxim
colloquialisms
46. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me
vulgarity
monometer
first person
magic realism
47. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
end rhyme
simile
onomatopoeia
archaic
48. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also called vers libre
internal rhyme
free verse
rhetorical question
trochaic (trochee)
49. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time
character
flash - forward
dramatic monologue
foreshadowing
50. The literal - or dictionary - meaning of a word
archaic
hero
denotation
setting