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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






2. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






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






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






7. The perspective from which a story is told






8. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






10. A worn-out idea or overused expression






11. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






12. A group of lines in a poem






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






14. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






15. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






16. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






19. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






22. Dramatic speech to oneself






23. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






24. Humorous imitation






25. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






27. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






28. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






29. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






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






31. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






33. Word choice






34. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






36. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






47. Subject






48. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






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






50. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences