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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Comedy
Empathy
Syntax
Organizing Principles
2. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Stanza
Climax
Rhyme
Voice
3. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Syntax
Oxymoron
Interior Monologue
Legend
4. 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
Genre
Rhythm
Iambic Pentameter
Voice
5. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Rhyme
Sequence Patterns
Symbol
Antagonist
6. The process by which the writer develops a character
Poetic Syntax
Characterization
Villain(ess)
Euphony
7. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Flashback
Pastoral
Soliloquy
Consonance
8. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Hyperbole
Context
Genre
Persona
9. Words mean exactly what they say
Oxymoron
Literal Meaning
Persona
Poetic Syntax
10. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Pun
Feeling
Farce
Conflict
11. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Antithesis
Paradox
Blank Verse
Expressive Purpose
12. A group of lines in a poem
Anthropomorphism
Stanza
Villain(ess)
Dialect
13. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Conflict
Synecdoche
Pastoral
Atmosphere
14. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Surrealism
Falling Action
Antihero(ine)
Satire
15. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Anthropomorphism
Assonance
Theme
Confidant
16. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
Sonnet
Genre
Elegy
Allegory
17. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Argumentative purpose
Surrealism
Alliteration
Narrative
18. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Inference
Antagonist
Anecdote
Crisis
19. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Understatement
Cliche
Confidant
Descriptive Purpose
20. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Topic
Aphorism
Empathy
Atmosphere
21. Recurring at regular intervals
Rhythm
Onomatopoeia
Ballad
Anecdote
22. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place
Oxymoron
Sonnet
Assonance
Setting
23. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Monologue
Couplet
Onomatopoeia
Paradox
24. A play on words
Allegory
Poetic Syntax
Pun
Climate
25. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Confidant
Free Verse
Persuasive Purpose
Symbol
26. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Figure of Speech
Tone
Surrealism
Maxim
27. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Metonymy
Persuasive Purpose
Pastoral
Stream of Consciousness
28. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Dialect
Antihero(ine)
Parable
Elegy
29. Word choice
Iambic Pentameter
Diction
Argumentative purpose
Anachronism
30. Before the main part or actually story
Simile
Introduction
Blank Verse
Denotation
31. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Euphony
Free Verse
Rhyme
Exposition
32. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Rhyme
Dialect
Synecdoche
Climax
33. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Tale
Foreshadowing
Crisis
Plot
34. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Perspective
Interior Monologue
Figurative Language
Stereotype Character
35. The main (good) character
Satire
Hero(ine)
Fable
Antihero(ine)
36. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Anachronism
Genre
Sprung rhythm
Point of View
37. (tall): short piece of fiction
Concrete Poetry
Villain(ess)
Tale
Heroic Couplet
38. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Context
Villain(ess)
Exposition
Metaphor
39. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Organizing Principles
Epigram
Climate
Argumentative purpose
40. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Feeling
Antagonist
Elegy
Romance
41. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Ballad
Rhythm
Folktale
Figurative Language
42. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Hyperbole
Idiom
Exposition
Narrative
43. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Antihero(ine)
Third-person
Allusion
Complication
44. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as
Superhero(ine)
Pastoral
Antithesis
Metaphor
45. A final settlement
Stereotype Character
Pathos
Conclusion
Point of View
46. A message that digresses from the main subject
Consonance
Aside
Organizing Principles
Setting
47. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Sonnet
Imagery
Alliteration
Style
48. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Atmosphere
Metaphor
Poetic Syntax
Flashback
49. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Setting
Anthropomorphism
Aphorism
Anastrophe
50. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Pathos
Monologue
Maxim
Rhetorical Question