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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The prevailing psychological state






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






3. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






4. Exaggeration






5. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






6. To display emotions and ideas






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






8. Conjoining contradictory terms






9. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






12. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






13. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






15. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






18. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






19. Dictionary definition of a word






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






21. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






22. 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






23. Address to an absent or imaginary person






24. Emotional appeal






25. A group of lines in a poem






26. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






27. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






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






29. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






40. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






41. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






43. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






44. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






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






46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






47. Point of view






48. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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