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SAT Subject Test: Literature

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






2. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






4. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






5. Subject






6. A message that digresses from the main subject






7. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






10. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






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






13. A short story teaching a lesson






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






16. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






17. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






18. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






20. 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






21. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






23. Dramatic speech to oneself






24. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






26. A final settlement






27. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






28. The main (good) character






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






30. The process by which the writer develops a character






31. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






33. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






34. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






35. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






36. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






37. A group of lines in a poem






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






39. Recurring at regular intervals






40. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






43. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






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






47. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






48. To display emotions and ideas






49. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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