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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






2. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






4. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






5. A character or force in conflict with the main character






6. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






7. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






8. A final settlement






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






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






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






12. The final actions or solution of the plot






13. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






15. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






17. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






18. To display emotions and ideas






19. 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






20. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






22. 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






23. Word choice






24. A play on words






25. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






27. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






28. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






30. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






32. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






35. The perspective from which a story is told






36. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






38. Series of events






39. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






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






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






44. The prevailing psychological state






45. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






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






48. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






49. Exaggeration






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