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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Satire
Flashback
Synecdoche
Empathy
2. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Parody
Connotation
Couplet
Plot
3. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Antithesis
Hero(ine)
Analogy
Exposition
4. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Stanza
Symbol
Stream of Consciousness
Allusion
5. The prevailing psychological state
Climate
Organizing Principles
Aphorism
Thesis
6. The final actions or solution of the plot
Foil
Climax
Argumentative purpose
Resolution
7. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Cliche
Epigram
Dialect
Rhythm
8. Anything that stands for or represents something else
Antagonist
Monologue
Feeling
Symbol
9. The process by which the writer develops a character
Style
Diction
Euphemism
Characterization
10. Suggestions or hints
Complication
Implication
Genre
Irony
11. A word imitating the sound it represents
Metaphor
Metonymy
Aside
Onomatopoeia
12. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Rhyme Scheme
Climax
Exposition
Dialect
13. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Syntax
Ode
Antihero(ine)
Free Verse
14. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Implication
Conclusion
Antithesis
Antagonist
15. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Blank Verse
Voice
Antagonist
Rhyme Scheme
16. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Persona
Synecdoche
Style
Sonnet
17. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Poetic Syntax
Allusion
Stream of Consciousness
Context
18. A final settlement
Diction
Allusion
Conclusion
Anthropomorphism
19. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Metonymy
Farce
Confidant
Onomatopoeia
20. 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
Anecdote
Expressive Purpose
Folktale
Metonymy
21. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Climax
Epigram
Foreshadowing
Euphony
22. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Couplet
Paradox
Exciting Force
Metaphor
23. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Maxim
Aside
Stanza
Blank Verse
24. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Realism
Aphorism
Couplet
Romance
25. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Metaphor
Euphony
Antagonist
Allegory
26. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Denouement
Stereotype Character
Implication
Exposition
27. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place
Setting
Literal Meaning
Falling Action
Elegy
28. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Inference
Tragedy
Anastrophe
Anachronism
29. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Understatement
Thesis
Denouement
Sarcasm
30. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Metonymy
Poetic Diction
Tone
Foil
31. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Inference
Cliche
Anachronism
Elegy
32. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Pun
Style
Literal Meaning
Ode
33. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Rhythm
Parody
Climax
Simile
34. Point of view
Narrative Purpose
Perspective
Simile
Theater
35. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Aside
Surrealism
Dramatic Monologue
Superhero(ine)
36. Before the main part or actually story
Exciting Force
Falling Action
Introduction
Metaphor
37. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Poetic Diction
Dramatic Monologue
Expository Purpose
Foreshadowing
38. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Falling Action
Blank Verse
Foil
Figurative Language
39. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Allegory
Atmosphere
Crisis
Sprung rhythm
40. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Allegory
Rhyme Scheme
Persona
Synecdoche
41. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
Iambic Pentameter
Denouement
Paradox
42. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Argumentative purpose
Heroic Couplet
Farce
Parody
43. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Persona
Tale
Personification
Third-person
44. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
Monologue
Euphemism
45. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Denouement
Idiom
Aphorism
Point of View
46. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Narrative Purpose
Stereotype Character
Comedy
Anastrophe
47. Exaggeration
Figurative Language
Stream of Consciousness
Hyperbole
Allegory
48. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Imagery
Folktale
Setting
Iambic Pentameter
49. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Euphony
Epithet
Couplet
Flashback
50. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Parable
Theme
Conflict
Interior Monologue