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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






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






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






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






5. (tall): short piece of fiction






6. A contradiction or dilemma






7. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






8. Point of view






9. 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






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






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






12. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






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






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






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






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






17. Address to an absent or imaginary person






18. Attitude or mood towards a subject






19. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






20. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






21. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






22. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






23. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






25. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






28. Word choice






29. 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






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






31. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






32. Series of events






33. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






34. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






35. The prevailing psychological state






36. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






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






38. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






40. Emotional appeal






41. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






42. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






44. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






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






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






47. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






48. The perspective from which a story is told






49. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






50. Conjoining contradictory terms