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






2. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






5. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






6. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






7. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






8. A final settlement






9. An idea that is implied or suggested






10. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






11. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






13. Address to an absent or imaginary person






14. The perspective from which a story is told






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






16. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






17. Exaggeration






18. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






19. To display emotions and ideas






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






21. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. (tall): short piece of fiction






36. 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






37. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






40. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






43. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






44. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






46. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






47. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






50. The use of elevated language over ordinary language