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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






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






3. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






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






5. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






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






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






8. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






10. To display emotions and ideas






11. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






12. The prevailing psychological state






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






14. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






15. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






16. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






17. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






18. 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






19. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






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






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






24. Emotional appeal






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






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






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






28. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






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






30. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






32. Exaggeration






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






34. Word choice






35. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






37. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






38. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






41. Subject






42. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






43. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






44. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






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






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






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






48. 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






49. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






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