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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Stream of Consciousness
Soliloquy
Foil
Imagery
2. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Monologue
Pathos
Legend
Surrealism
3. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Crisis
Anecdote
Tale
Informative Purpose
4. Emotional appeal
Pathos
Legend
Villain(ess)
Epigram
5. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Theater
Setting
Expository Purpose
Realism
6. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Satire
Hyperbole
Pastoral
Sonnet
7. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Figure of Speech
Anastrophe
Parody
Sequence Patterns
8. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Apostrophe
Descriptive Purpose
Idiom
Euphemism
9. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Onomatopoeia
Resolution
Sequence Patterns
Point of View
10. 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
Iambic Pentameter
Complication
Symbol
Exciting Force
11. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Argumentative purpose
Comedy
Flashback
Monologue
12. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Point of View
Assonance
Free Verse
Foreshadowing
13. Anything that stands for or represents something else
Maxim
Symbol
Literal Meaning
Legend
14. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Irony
Legend
Stream of Consciousness
Free Verse
15. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Analogy
Crisis
Feeling
Anastrophe
16. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Heroic Couplet
Realism
Concrete Poetry
Atmosphere
17. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Antagonist
Tone
Mood
Sequence Patterns
18. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Exposition
Concrete Poetry
Elegy
Expository Purpose
19. A final settlement
Rhyme
Sonnet
Superhero(ine)
Conclusion
20. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Antagonist
Empathy
Maxim
Couplet
21. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being
Oxymoron
Superhero(ine)
Rhyme
Assonance
22. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Introduction
Rhythm
Anthropomorphism
Dramatic Monologue
23. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Alliteration
Sonnet
Villain(ess)
Ode
24. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Surrealism
Dramatic Monologue
Euphony
Plot
25. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Heroic Couplet
Poetic Syntax
Concrete Poetry
Satire
26. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Tragedy
Personification
Mood
Anthropomorphism
27. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Genre
Confidant
Farce
Characterization
28. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Theater
Romance
Rhyme Scheme
Denotation
29. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless
Theater
Narrative
First-person
Oxymoron
30. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Stereotype Character
Anachronism
Onomatopoeia
Organizing Principles
31. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Rhetorical Question
Aphorism
Monologue
Epigram
32. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Third-person
Pathos
Voice
Metonymy
33. Dramatic speech to oneself
Synecdoche
Tone
Soliloquy
Tale
34. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Epigram
Tragedy
Setting
Farce
35. Words mean exactly what they say
Imagery
Literal Meaning
Anastrophe
Topic
36. Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Pastoral
Anastrophe
Poetic License
Parody
37. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Rising Action
Syntax
Implication
Couplet
38. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Hyperbole
Narrative
Sarcasm
Comedy
39. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Parallelism
Perspective
Folktale
Narrative Purpose
40. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Romance
Empathy
Idiom
Antithesis
41. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Complication
Synecdoche
Couplet
Imagery
42. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Villain(ess)
Figure of Speech
Pastoral
Epigram
43. The main (good) character
Expressive Purpose
Comedy
Theme
Hero(ine)
44. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Persuasive Purpose
Interior Monologue
Perspective
Anthropomorphism
45. Word choice
Anastrophe
Organizing Principles
Denotation
Diction
46. A group of lines in a poem
Farce
Assonance
Stanza
Euphony
47. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Tragedy
Maxim
Conclusion
Analogy
48. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Diction
Stream of Consciousness
Foil
Falling Action
49. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Setting
Style
Informative Purpose
Parallelism
50. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Antithesis
Monologue
Concrete Poetry
Euphemism
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