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SAT Subject Test: Literature

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






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






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






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






5. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






7. Someone to whom private matters are confided






8. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






11. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






12. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






13. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






14. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






15. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






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






19. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






20. 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






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






22. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






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






26. Humorous imitation






27. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






28. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






30. Suggestions or hints






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






32. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






34. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






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






39. A contradiction or dilemma






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






41. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






42. 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






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






44. Recurring at regular intervals






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






46. The main (good) character






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






48. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






50. Subject