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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






2. The final actions or solution of the plot






3. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






5. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






6. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






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






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






10. Before the main part or actually story






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






12. Address to an absent or imaginary person






13. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






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






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






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






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






18. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






19. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






20. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






22. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






23. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






24. A word imitating the sound it represents






25. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






26. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






28. The perspective from which a story is told






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






30. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






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






34. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






35. A group of lines in a poem






36. 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






37. Humorous imitation






38. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






40. The freedom of a poet in writing






41. 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






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






43. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound







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