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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






3. A short story teaching a lesson






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






5. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






9. Emotional appeal






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






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






12. Point of view






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






14. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






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






17. Attitude or mood towards a subject






18. A word imitating the sound it represents






19. A worn-out idea or overused expression






20. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






21. A contradiction or dilemma






22. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






23. A play on words






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






25. A message that digresses from the main subject






26. Dramatic speech to oneself






27. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






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






29. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






30. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






35. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






36. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






37. The perspective from which a story is told






38. 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






39. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






40. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






43. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






45. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






46. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






49. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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