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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






2. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






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






6. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






8. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






9. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






10. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






11. A word imitating the sound it represents






12. The main (good) character






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






14. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






15. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






17. Suggestions or hints






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






19. Word choice






20. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






22. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






25. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






26. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






28. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






29. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






31. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






44. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






46. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






47. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






48. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






49. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






50. The overall emotion created by a work of literature