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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






4. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






5. Point of view






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






7. Dictionary definition of a word






8. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






9. Recurring at regular intervals






10. 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






11. Words mean exactly what they say






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






13. A contradiction or dilemma






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






15. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






16. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






19. Address to an absent or imaginary person






20. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






22. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






23. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






24. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






26. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






28. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






29. Someone to whom private matters are confided






30. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






31. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






32. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






34. Series of events






35. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






37. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






38. A play on words






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






46. Exaggeration






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






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






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






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