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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. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






3. The perspective from which a story is told






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






5. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






8. A group of lines in a poem






9. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






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






11. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






12. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






13. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






15. Words mean exactly what they say






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






17. To display emotions and ideas






18. The main (good) character






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






20. 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






21. A short story teaching a lesson






22. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






24. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






26. A category or type of literary or artistic work






27. Address to an absent or imaginary person






28. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






29. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






30. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






31. Suggestions or hints






32. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






33. A final settlement






34. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






35. Recurring at regular intervals






36. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






37. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






38. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






40. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






41. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






42. Before the main part or actually story






43. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






46. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






47. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






48. Someone to whom private matters are confided






49. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






50. The process by which the writer develops a character