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






2. Conjoining contradictory terms






3. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






7. Address to an absent or imaginary person






8. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






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






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






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






12. A play on words






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






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






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






16. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Before the main part or actually story






26. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






27. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






29. Subject






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






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






32. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






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






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






37. Recurring at regular intervals






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






39. The main (good) character






40. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






42. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






45. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






48. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






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