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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To display emotions and ideas






2. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






3. Emotional appeal






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






5. A final settlement






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






7. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






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






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






10. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Exaggeration






16. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






18. Word choice






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






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






21. 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






22. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






24. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






25. A message that digresses from the main subject






26. A worn-out idea or overused expression






27. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






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






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






30. Address to an absent or imaginary person






31. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






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






35. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






38. A group of lines in a poem






39. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






40. 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






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






42. An idea that is implied or suggested






43. (tall): short piece of fiction






44. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






45. Before the main part or actually story






46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






47. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






49. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






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