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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






2. Emotional appeal






3. A word imitating the sound it represents






4. A play on words






5. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






6. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






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






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






9. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






12. Anything that stands for or represents something else






13. The final actions or solution of the plot






14. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






16. Suggestions or hints






17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






18. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






19. A short story teaching a lesson






20. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






22. To display emotions and ideas






23. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






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






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






26. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






27. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






28. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






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






30. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






32. A contradiction or dilemma






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






34. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






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






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






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






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






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






40. (tall): short piece of fiction






41. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






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






43. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






44. 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






45. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






46. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






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






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






49. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






50. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences







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