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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






4. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






5. Emotional appeal






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






7. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






8. A final settlement






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






10. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






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






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






13. The perspective from which a story is told






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






15. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






19. A play on words






20. (tall): short piece of fiction






21. 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






22. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






23. A message that digresses from the main subject






24. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






26. 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






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






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






29. A contradiction or dilemma






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






31. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






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






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






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






36. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






37. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






38. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






39. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






40. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






42. A short story teaching a lesson






43. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






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






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






46. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






47. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






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






49. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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