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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






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






3. Recurring at regular intervals






4. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.






5. A message that digresses from the main subject






6. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






8. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






10. Exaggeration






11. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






14. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






15. Word choice






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






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






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






19. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






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






21. 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






22. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






24. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






25. To display emotions and ideas






26. Point of view






27. 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






28. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






29. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






35. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A group of lines in a poem






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






46. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






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






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






50. An evil or wicked person; antagonist