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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






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






3. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






5. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






6. 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






7. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






9. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






12. 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






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






14. A short story teaching a lesson






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






16. Dramatic speech to oneself






17. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






18. The perspective from which a story is told






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






20. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






21. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






23. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






24. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






26. Word choice






27. A contradiction or dilemma






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






29. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






30. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






32. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






33. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






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






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






38. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






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






40. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






43. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






46. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






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






50. The process by which the writer develops a character