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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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1. 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)






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






3. Type of diction; old fashioned words no longer in common use






4. A literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will occur later






5. The basic unit in the measurement of a line of metrical poetry; usually has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllable;






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






7. A literary technique that records a character's memories - opinions - and emotions






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






9. A brief statement commemorating a dead person - often inscribed on a gravestone






10. The use of a series of words - phrases - or sentences that have similar grammatical form






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






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






13. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






15. A type of comedy with ridiculous characters - events - or situations






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






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






18. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






19. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines that follow the same rhythmic pattern






20. An occurrence is the opposite of what was expected






21. The point of highest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work






22. 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






23. Type of diction; language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred






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






25. Eight feet per line of poetry






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






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






28. Type of diction; specialized language used in a particular profession or content area






29. Conversation between characters in a literary work






30. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse






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






32. One foot per line of poetry






33. The point of view/perspective of a story when it is told by one character who uses the pronouns I and me






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






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






36. The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur






37. A quotation from another work that suggests the main idea - or theme - of the work at hand






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






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






40. Poetry in which characters are revealed through dialogue - monologue - and description






41. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else (ex: scarlet 'A' representing the sin of adultery)






42. The perspective from which a story is told






43. A short - witty verse or saying; similar to aphorism or maxim






44. Five feet per line of poetry






45. 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)






46. A type of narrative nonfiction recounting a period in the writer's life






47. A story intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage






48. Verse that tells a story






49. Two feet per line of poetry






50. A feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next in a story