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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Antihero(ine)
Irony
Narrative
Empathy
2. A play on words
Dramatic Monologue
Pun
Resolution
Epithet
3. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Irony
Narrative Purpose
Sarcasm
Understatement
4. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Sprung rhythm
Maxim
Dialect
Connotation
5. Subject
Anachronism
Alliteration
Allusion
Topic
6. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Stream of Consciousness
Dramatic Monologue
Analogy
Folktale
7. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Atmosphere
Monologue
Metaphor
Elegy
8. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Antithesis
Personification
Flashback
Anthropomorphism
9. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Point of View
Anecdote
Atmosphere
Antagonist
10. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as
Topic
Descriptive Purpose
Tragedy
Metaphor
11. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Sequence Patterns
Oxymoron
Foil
Synecdoche
12. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Point of View
Rhyme
Understatement
Mood
13. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Stanza
Poetic Syntax
Resolution
Surrealism
14. Exaggeration
Fable
Dialect
Introduction
Hyperbole
15. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Atmosphere
Stream of Consciousness
Exciting Force
Style
16. Recurring at regular intervals
Feeling
Theater
Perspective
Rhythm
17. The process by which the writer develops a character
Poetic License
Epigram
Rhyme Scheme
Characterization
18. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Conflict
Expository Purpose
Anachronism
Anecdote
19. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Characterization
Monologue
Denouement
Consonance
20. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Resolution
Feeling
Pun
Couplet
21. Anything that stands for or represents something else
Anecdote
Expressive Purpose
Resolution
Symbol
22. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
Stanza
Perspective
Elegy
Mood
23. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Stream of Consciousness
Antithesis
Informative Purpose
Farce
24. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Anachronism
Satire
Point of View
Hero(ine)
25. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Assonance
Sequence Patterns
Sonnet
Free Verse
26. A message that digresses from the main subject
Aside
Understatement
Conclusion
Parable
27. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Stream of Consciousness
Sarcasm
Simile
Concrete Poetry
28. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Hero(ine)
Connotation
Parable
Parallelism
29. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Tone
Analogy
Characterization
Dramatic Monologue
30. Humorous imitation
Narrative
Narrative Purpose
Legend
Parody
31. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Stereotype Character
Persona
Paradox
Point of View
32. Series of events
Free Verse
Plot
Simile
Euphony
33. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Conclusion
Realism
Informative Purpose
Conflict
34. To display emotions and ideas
Expressive Purpose
Rhyme Scheme
Ode
Style
35. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Myth
Consonance
Elegy
Genre
36. Address to an absent or imaginary person
Understatement
Exciting Force
Apostrophe
Sonnet
37. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Sprung rhythm
Poetic License
Epigram
Apostrophe
38. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Consonance
Ode
Farce
Introduction
39. An idea that is implied or suggested
Connotation
Expository Purpose
Blank Verse
Synecdoche
40. Conjoining contradictory terms
Third-person
Conflict
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
41. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Idiom
Alliteration
Villain(ess)
Resolution
42. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Satire
Anthropomorphism
Inference
Conclusion
43. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Heroic Couplet
Theme
Romance
Stanza
44. Emotional appeal
Inference
Pathos
Epithet
Hero(ine)
45. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Pastoral
Complication
Villain(ess)
Atmosphere
46. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Persuasive Purpose
Idiom
Poetic License
Understatement
47. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Narrative
Sequence Patterns
Cliche
Parable
48. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Stream of Consciousness
Simile
Voice
Idiom
49. The main (good) character
Rhetorical Question
Implication
Hero(ine)
Characterization
50. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Argumentative purpose
Hero(ine)
Theme
Fable