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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






2. Conjoining contradictory terms






3. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






4. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






5. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






6. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






7. A final settlement






8. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






10. Words mean exactly what they say






11. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






12. To display emotions and ideas






13. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






14. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






15. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






17. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






18. A category or type of literary or artistic work






19. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






20. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






22. Dramatic speech to oneself






23. A short story teaching a lesson






24. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






25. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






26. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






27. Suggestions or hints






28. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






30. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






32. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






33. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






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






35. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






36. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






37. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






38. Anything that stands for or represents something else






39. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






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






41. A message that digresses from the main subject






42. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






44. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






45. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






48. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






49. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






50. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous







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