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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Voice
Connotation
Oxymoron
Rhyme Scheme
2. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Flashback
Genre
Pastoral
Characterization
3. A short story teaching a lesson
Oxymoron
Organizing Principles
Parable
Diction
4. An idea that is implied or suggested
Connotation
Figure of Speech
Assonance
Rhythm
5. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Plot
Farce
Diction
Cliche
6. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Flashback
Epithet
Persona
Narrative
7. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Poetic Syntax
Analogy
Imagery
Confidant
8. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Setting
Poetic Diction
Literal Meaning
Climax
9. Point of view
Metaphor
Consonance
Perspective
Rising Action
10. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Ballad
Climate
Empathy
Third-person
11. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Third-person
Parable
Legend
Confidant
12. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Anachronism
Atmosphere
Style
Conclusion
13. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Euphemism
Persuasive Purpose
Mood
Parody
14. 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
Synecdoche
Tragedy
Consonance
Parable
15. Words mean exactly what they say
Realism
Complication
Literal Meaning
Soliloquy
16. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless
Crisis
Theater
Assonance
Argumentative purpose
17. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Euphemism
Monologue
Plot
Epithet
18. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Analogy
Epithet
Elegy
Third-person
19. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
Dialect
Legend
First-person
Apostrophe
20. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Allegory
Thesis
Poetic Syntax
Elegy
21. Subject
Flashback
Blank Verse
Monologue
Topic
22. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Aphorism
Conclusion
Understatement
Couplet
23. The prevailing psychological state
Crisis
Climate
Theme
Implication
24. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Flashback
Descriptive Purpose
Allegory
Rhyme
25. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
First-person
Falling Action
Perspective
Antihero(ine)
26. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Tone
Aphorism
27. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Realism
Expository Purpose
Climax
Confidant
28. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Point of View
Third-person
Pathos
Antithesis
29. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Exposition
Euphemism
Empathy
Conflict
30. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Euphemism
Ode
Metonymy
Foil
31. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Context
Expressive Purpose
Poetic License
Climate
32. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Anachronism
Antagonist
Dialect
Stanza
33. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Soliloquy
Anastrophe
Narrative Purpose
Ballad
34. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Farce
Couplet
Topic
Persona
35. The freedom of a poet in writing
Syntax
Aside
Pathos
Poetic License
36. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Cliche
Mood
Hyperbole
Paradox
37. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Anachronism
Setting
Theme
Persuasive Purpose
38. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Descriptive Purpose
Villain(ess)
Poetic Diction
Sprung rhythm
39. Recurring at regular intervals
Rhythm
Third-person
Antihero(ine)
Connotation
40. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Oxymoron
Connotation
Heroic Couplet
Syntax
41. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Context
Rhyme
Anastrophe
Rhetorical Question
42. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Maxim
Characterization
Conclusion
Free Verse
43. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Free Verse
Conflict
Atmosphere
Anthropomorphism
44. To display emotions and ideas
Hyperbole
Expressive Purpose
Monologue
Dialect
45. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Persuasive Purpose
Couplet
Folktale
Inference
46. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Plot
Sprung rhythm
Anecdote
Conclusion
47. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Parody
Myth
Folktale
Tragedy
48. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place
Figurative Language
Concrete Poetry
Expository Purpose
Setting
49. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Apostrophe
Foreshadowing
Metonymy
Folktale
50. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Free Verse
Soliloquy
Exciting Force
Narrative Purpose