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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A play on words






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






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






5. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






6. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






8. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






10. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






11. Subject






12. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






16. Series of events






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






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






19. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






20. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






21. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






23. A category or type of literary or artistic work






24. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






26. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






29. Address to an absent or imaginary person






30. Word choice






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






32. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






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






35. Anything that stands for or represents something else






36. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






38. Words mean exactly what they say






39. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






40. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






41. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






42. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






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






46. Emotional appeal






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






48. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






50. To display emotions and ideas







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