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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
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1. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






2. Point of view






3. Recurring at regular intervals






4. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






5. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






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






8. Dramatic speech to oneself






9. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






10. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






11. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






12. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






14. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






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






17. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






19. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






20. Words mean exactly what they say






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






22. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






30. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






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






34. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






36. A final settlement






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






38. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






41. Word choice






42. The prevailing psychological state






43. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






45. Anything that stands for or represents something else






46. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






49. (tall): short piece of fiction






50. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)







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