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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






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






3. Address to an absent or imaginary person






4. A category or type of literary or artistic work






5. Emotional appeal






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






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






8. Word choice






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






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






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






12. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






13. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






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






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






16. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






17. 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






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






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






20. Suggestions or hints






21. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






22. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






23. Exaggeration






24. Dictionary definition of a word






25. 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






26. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






27. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






32. The main (good) character






33. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






34. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






35. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






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






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






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






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






40. Someone to whom private matters are confided






41. Series of events






42. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






43. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






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






45. A play on words






46. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






48. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






50. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker