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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






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






3. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






4. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






5. Conjoining contradictory terms






6. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






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






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






9. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






10. Subject






11. Anything that stands for or represents something else






12. Dictionary definition of a word






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






14. A character or force in conflict with the main character






15. Address to an absent or imaginary person






16. Series of events






17. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






18. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






19. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






20. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






21. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






22. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






23. (tall): short piece of fiction






24. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






25. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






26. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






27. A worn-out idea or overused expression






28. Recurring at regular intervals






29. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






30. Dramatic speech to oneself






31. Attitude or mood towards a subject






32. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






33. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






34. A final settlement






35. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






36. The perspective from which a story is told






37. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






38. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






39. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






42. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






43. Words mean exactly what they say






44. Word choice






45. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






46. Emotional appeal






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






48. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






50. A short moral story (often with animal characters)