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CSET English Reading Understanding Text

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






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






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






4. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis






5. Writing or speech that tells a story






6. The perspective from which a story is told






7. A long speech by a character in a literary work






8. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words; used as musical device






9. An interruption in the chronological sequence of a narrative to leap forward in time






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






11. The continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to another to complete meaning and grammatical structure (aka - a run - on)






12. The writer says one thing but means something else






13. A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line - marked in prosody by a double vertical line (||)






14. The struggle - internal or external - between opposing forces in a work of literature






15. 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)






16. The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work






17. 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






18. Occurs at the ends of lines of poetry






19. The central character in a literary work - around whom the action revolves






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






21. A person portrayed in a literary work






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






23. 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






24. Four feet per line of poetry






25. Two feet per line of poetry






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






27. The pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllable - particularly in poetry






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






29. 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)






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






31. A person or force working against the protagonist - or central character - in a literary work






32. 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






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






34. 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)






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






36. Five feet per line of poetry






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






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






39. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound it describes






40. Poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in iambic pentameter






41. A symbol - image - plot pattern - or character type that occurs often in literature - such as the hero on a dangerous quest






42. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind






43. The reader or the playgoer has information unknown to characters in the play






44. The outcome - or resolution - of the plot






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






46. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to make a point or express an idea






47. A specific kind of figurative language such as - simile - personification - metaphor - or hyperbole






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






49. The repetition of a line or phrase in a poem at regular intervals - usually at the end of each stanza






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