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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






2. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






3. Dramatic speech to oneself






4. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






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






6. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






7. The main (good) character






8. Someone to whom private matters are confided






9. Emotional appeal






10. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






11. Word choice






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






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






14. 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






15. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






18. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






20. 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






21. Point of view






22. Words mean exactly what they say






23. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






24. To display emotions and ideas






25. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






26. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






29. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






31. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






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






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






36. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






37. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






40. A short story teaching a lesson






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






42. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






43. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






44. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






45. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






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






49. Exaggeration






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