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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. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






2. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






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






4. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






7. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






8. Someone to whom private matters are confided






9. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






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






11. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






15. A play on words






16. Anything that stands for or represents something else






17. The main (good) character






18. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






19. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






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






21. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






22. Suggestions or hints






23. A word imitating the sound it represents






24. A final settlement






25. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






26. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






29. A character or force in conflict with the main character






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






31. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






33. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






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






36. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






37. Point of view






38. 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






39. The perspective from which a story is told






40. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






43. The prevailing psychological state






44. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






46. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






47. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






48. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






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






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