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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Foil
Style
Rhythm
Perspective
2. A word imitating the sound it represents
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Legend
Antihero(ine)
3. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Empathy
Falling Action
Context
Ode
4. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Satire
Empathy
Free Verse
Theater
5. Dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Euphony
Sequence Patterns
Third-person
6. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Literal Meaning
Pastoral
Understatement
Ballad
7. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Pastoral
Free Verse
Antagonist
Oxymoron
8. Emotional appeal
Hyperbole
Imagery
Anecdote
Pathos
9. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Falling Action
Metaphor
Parable
Hero(ine)
10. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Villain(ess)
Plot
Narrative
Epigram
11. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Third-person
Irony
Tale
Hyperbole
12. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Descriptive Purpose
Dramatic Monologue
Introduction
Persuasive Purpose
13. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Metaphor
Tale
Allegory
Conflict
14. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Allegory
Characterization
Couplet
Concrete Poetry
15. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Voice
Anecdote
Exposition
Paradox
16. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Climate
Farce
Pathos
Confidant
17. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Oxymoron
Persuasive Purpose
Couplet
Falling Action
18. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Ballad
Foil
Euphony
Climax
19. Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Characterization
Anastrophe
Setting
Exciting Force
20. The freedom of a poet in writing
Soliloquy
Anecdote
Poetic License
Metonymy
21. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Theater
Poetic Syntax
Comedy
Metaphor
22. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Elegy
Style
Expressive Purpose
Antagonist
23. A final settlement
Conclusion
Free Verse
Poetic License
Paradox
24. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Poetic License
Exposition
Assonance
Organizing Principles
25. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Free Verse
Satire
Dialect
Ode
26. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Heroic Couplet
Hero(ine)
Rising Action
Paradox
27. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Dialect
Parallelism
Synecdoche
Anachronism
28. 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
Metonymy
Parallelism
Aside
Narrative
29. The prevailing psychological state
Allusion
Climate
Expressive Purpose
Parable
30. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Third-person
Flashback
Descriptive Purpose
Narrative
31. Before the main part or actually story
Climate
Anthropomorphism
Euphony
Introduction
32. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Epithet
Pathos
Euphemism
Characterization
33. An idea that is implied or suggested
Connotation
Epithet
Persuasive Purpose
Foreshadowing
34. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Parallelism
Foil
Conclusion
Organizing Principles
35. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject
Euphony
Tragedy
Concrete Poetry
Pastoral
36. A short story teaching a lesson
Informative Purpose
Setting
Oxymoron
Parable
37. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Allegory
Literal Meaning
Implication
Third-person
38. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Denouement
Genre
Antihero(ine)
Argumentative purpose
39. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Symbol
Free Verse
Style
Mood
40. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Ballad
Descriptive Purpose
Characterization
Pastoral
41. Conjoining contradictory terms
Diction
Empathy
Stanza
Oxymoron
42. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Syntax
First-person
Argumentative purpose
Comedy
43. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Euphony
Rhetorical Question
Tone
Legend
44. A message that digresses from the main subject
Aside
Point of View
Euphemism
Theater
45. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Onomatopoeia
Descriptive Purpose
Style
Euphony
46. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Setting
Feeling
Antihero(ine)
Narrative Purpose
47. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Superhero(ine)
Genre
Sarcasm
Anthropomorphism
48. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Sonnet
Poetic Diction
Informative Purpose
Climax
49. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Euphony
Antithesis
Blank Verse
Stream of Consciousness
50. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Monologue
Idiom
Voice
Sarcasm