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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






2. Dictionary definition of a word






3. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






4. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






5. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






7. A short story teaching a lesson






8. Series of events






9. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






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






11. Attitude or mood towards a subject






12. Recurring at regular intervals






13. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






14. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






15. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






16. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






17. Before the main part or actually story






18. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






19. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






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






21. Point of view






22. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






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






24. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






25. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






26. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






27. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






28. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






29. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






30. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






31. To display emotions and ideas






32. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






33. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






34. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






36. A play on words






37. Word choice






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






39. A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents - each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






48. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






49. Anything that stands for or represents something else






50. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead