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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






4. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






6. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






8. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






9. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






10. A contradiction or dilemma






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






12. Humorous imitation






13. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






14. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






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






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






19. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






20. Subject






21. Suggestions or hints






22. Exaggeration






23. Before the main part or actually story






24. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






25. The prevailing psychological state






26. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






29. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






30. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






33. Someone to whom private matters are confided






34. Recurring at regular intervals






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






36. Point of view






37. 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






38. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






40. Emotional appeal






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






42. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






43. A short story teaching a lesson






44. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






45. The main (good) character






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






47. A play on words






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






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






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