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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 final settlement






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






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






4. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






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






8. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






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






10. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






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






12. Dictionary definition of a word






13. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






15. A worn-out idea or overused expression






16. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






17. Dramatic speech to oneself






18. A short story teaching a lesson






19. Anything that stands for or represents something else






20. Suggestions or hints






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






22. Attitude or mood towards a subject






23. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






25. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






26. (tall): short piece of fiction






27. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






28. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






29. A message that digresses from the main subject






30. 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






31. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






33. Subject






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






35. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






36. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






37. Address to an absent or imaginary person






38. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






39. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






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






44. Emotional appeal






45. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






46. Before the main part or actually story






47. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






49. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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