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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






2. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






4. Recurring at regular intervals






5. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






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






8. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






9. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






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






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






14. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






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






16. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






17. Exaggeration






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






19. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






22. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






23. A play on words






24. Series of events






25. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






26. Suggestions or hints






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






28. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






29. Before the main part or actually story






30. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






32. Humorous imitation






33. Someone to whom private matters are confided






34. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






35. Anything that stands for or represents something else






36. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






39. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






41. 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






42. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






43. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






45. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






47. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






48. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






49. A message that digresses from the main subject






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule







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