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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. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






3. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






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






7. Before the main part or actually story






8. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






11. The freedom of a poet in writing






12. 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






13. A play on words






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






15. A final settlement






16. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






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






18. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






20. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






22. Exaggeration






23. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






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






26. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






27. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






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






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






30. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






32. 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






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






34. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






37. Someone to whom private matters are confided






38. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






39. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






41. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






44. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






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






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






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






48. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






49. Suggestions or hints






50. Recurring at regular intervals