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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 person with powers greater than that of a normal being






2. A short story teaching a lesson






3. (tall): short piece of fiction






4. The process by which the writer develops a character






5. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






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






8. 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






9. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






11. Word choice






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






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






14. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






16. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






18. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






20. A final settlement






21. The prevailing psychological state






22. A contradiction or dilemma






23. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






26. 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






27. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






29. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






30. The main (good) character






31. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






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






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






36. Exaggeration






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






38. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






39. A worn-out idea or overused expression






40. Subject






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






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






43. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






47. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






48. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






50. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words