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SAT Subject Test: Literature

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






2. The perspective from which a story is told






3. 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






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






5. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






7. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






8. Word choice






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






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






11. Subject






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






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






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






15. The prevailing psychological state






16. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






18. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






19. A play on words






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






21. A category or type of literary or artistic work






22. Recurring at regular intervals






23. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






25. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






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






27. The main (good) character






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






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






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






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






32. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






34. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






36. To display emotions and ideas






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






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






39. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






40. A short story teaching a lesson






41. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






42. 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






43. The freedom of a poet in writing






44. 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






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






46. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






49. A group of lines in a poem






50. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)