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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






2. Conjoining contradictory terms






3. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






5. Recurring at regular intervals






6. A play on words






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






8. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






10. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






11. A message that digresses from the main subject






12. To display emotions and ideas






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






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






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






16. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






17. Word choice






18. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






20. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






21. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






23. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






25. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






27. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






29. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






30. Humorous imitation






31. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






32. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






33. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






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






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






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






37. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






38. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






50. Point of view







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