CSET Literature - 2
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CSET Literature - 2
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1. Poetry that is not rhymed and does not have a regular metrical pattern but is still more rhythmic than most prose.

2. Think about: The parts/structural divisions of the poem and how they are related to each other - The punctuation - Repetitions (i.e. parallel syntax or the use of a simile in each sentence) - The logic of the poem. Does it ask questions and then answ

3. An allegorical story designed to suggest a principle - illustrate a moral - or answer a question.

4. A question asked for effect - not in expectation of a reply. No reply is expected because the question presupposes only one possible answer.

5. Condensed story ranging in length from 2000-10000 words - most often with a singular/limited purpose - Made up of elements such as plot - character - setting - point of view - and theme - Often based on common dramatic structure

6. A poem having 14 lines - usually in iambic pentameter - and a formal arrangement of rhymes.

7. A fictional narrative in prose of considerable length - Styles include picaresque - epistolary - gothic - romantic - realist - and historical ren have mastered the mechanics of reading - between ages 9 and 12 - they are prepared to sustain the more d

8. A technique that uses clues to suggest events that have not yet occurred - Often used to create suspense and thus make a story more interesting

9. The devices used in effective or persuasive language - Most common examples include contrast - repetitions - paradox - understatement - sarcasm - and rhetorical question.

10. Not figurative; accurate to the letter; matter of fact or concrete.

11. Usually concrete objects or images that represent abstract ideas; something that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else. For example - winter - darkness - and cold are real things - but in literature they are also likely to be used as

12. Any of several possible vantage points from which a story is told - May be omniscient - limited to that of a single character - or limited to that of several characters - as well as other possibilities. - The teller may use the first person and/or th

13. The implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation).

14. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity - and imagination.

15. Fairy tales - legends of all types - animal folk tales - fables - tall tales - and humorous anecdotes

16. Shorter novels are called ___________

17. A composition that imitates the style of another composition - normally for comic effect.

18. The point of highest interest in a novel - short story - or play in terms of the conflict - the point with the most action - or the turning point for the protagonist.

19. The images of a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work. Imagery has several definitions - but the two that are paramount are the visual - auditory - or tactile images evoked by the words of a literary work and

20. A figure of speech in which intent and actual meaning differ - characteristically praise for blame and blame for praise; the use of words to suggest the opposite of their intended meaning. A pattern of words that turns away from direct statement of i

21. The special language of a profession or group - The term usually has pejorative associations - with the implication that it is evasive - tedious - and unintelligible to outsiders.

22. The methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts - A general term that asks you to discuss the procedures used in the telling of a story. - Examples of techniques used are point of view - manipulation of

23. The dictionary meaning of a word - as opposed to connotation.

24. Word choice; any word/detail that is important to the meaning and effect of the writing.

25. Narrative - dramatic - lyric