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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






2. Words mean exactly what they say






3. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






4. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






5. A play on words






6. To display emotions and ideas






7. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






8. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






9. Series of events






10. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






11. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






12. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






13. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






14. The prevailing psychological state






15. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






16. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






17. Subject






18. Attitude or mood towards a subject






19. A word imitating the sound it represents






20. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






21. Recurring at regular intervals






22. Exaggeration






23. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






24. Humorous imitation






25. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






26. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






27. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.






28. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






29. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






30. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






31. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style






32. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






33. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






34. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






35. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






36. The freedom of a poet in writing






37. A category or type of literary or artistic work






38. The process by which the writer develops a character






39. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






40. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (or vice versa) - the specific for the general (or vice versa) - or the material for the thing made from it






41. A final settlement






42. A short story teaching a lesson






43. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






44. The final actions or solution of the plot






45. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






46. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






47. Before the main part or actually story






48. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






49. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






50. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects