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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






2. Humorous imitation






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






4. Someone to whom private matters are confided






5. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






6. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






7. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






9. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






11. Word choice






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






13. The freedom of a poet in writing






14. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






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






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






19. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






20. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






21. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






22. A short story teaching a lesson






23. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






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






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






26. A final settlement






27. Address to an absent or imaginary person






28. Dictionary definition of a word






29. The perspective from which a story is told






30. Point of view






31. A group of lines in a poem






32. Conjoining contradictory terms






33. 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






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






35. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






38. To display emotions and ideas






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






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






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






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






43. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






44. Emotional appeal






45. 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






46. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






47. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






50. Exaggeration