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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An idea that is implied or suggested






2. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






5. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






6. A word imitating the sound it represents






7. Conjoining contradictory terms






8. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






10. 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






11. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






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






15. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






16. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






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






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






19. The final actions or solution of the plot






20. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






21. Subject






22. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






23. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Humorous imitation






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






33. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






34. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






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






37. Words mean exactly what they say






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






39. Before the main part or actually story






40. Recurring at regular intervals






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






42. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






45. Emotional appeal






46. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






48. A group of lines in a poem






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






50. An evil or wicked person; antagonist