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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. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






2. 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






3. Someone to whom private matters are confided






4. Dictionary definition of a word






5. The freedom of a poet in writing






6. Recurring at regular intervals






7. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






8. A message that digresses from the main subject






9. Humorous imitation






10. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






11. The prevailing psychological state






12. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






14. A word imitating the sound it represents






15. To display emotions and ideas






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






17. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






20. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






21. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






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






24. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






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






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






27. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






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






31. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






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






33. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






36. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






38. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






39. Point of view






40. The main (good) character






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






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






43. Suggestions or hints






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






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






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






47. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






50. Inversion of the natural or usual word order