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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Tone
Imagery
Anecdote
Sarcasm
2. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Superhero(ine)
Myth
Dialect
Antihero(ine)
3. 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
Epigram
Parable
Denouement
Iambic Pentameter
4. A message that digresses from the main subject
Realism
Resolution
Aside
Literal Meaning
5. The perspective from which a story is told
Couplet
Connotation
Style
Point of View
6. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Elegy
Romance
Consonance
Rhyme Scheme
7. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Allusion
Assonance
Legend
Simile
8. Words mean exactly what they say
Exposition
Poetic License
Ode
Literal Meaning
9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Hero(ine)
Syntax
Persuasive Purpose
Conclusion
10. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Tale
Blank Verse
Denotation
Simile
11. Address to an absent or imaginary person
Denotation
Pathos
Apostrophe
Ode
12. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Introduction
Sequence Patterns
Voice
Topic
13. A group of lines in a poem
Rhythm
Sonnet
Tone
Stanza
14. Series of events
Plot
Complication
Implication
Sequence Patterns
15. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Comedy
Anthropomorphism
Figure of Speech
Ode
16. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Sonnet
Empathy
Heroic Couplet
Personification
17. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Poetic Syntax
Context
Implication
Antithesis
18. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Crisis
Elegy
Poetic Diction
Pun
19. Word choice
Consonance
Metonymy
Rhetorical Question
Diction
20. To display emotions and ideas
Confidant
Expressive Purpose
Apostrophe
Antithesis
21. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Tragedy
Interior Monologue
Conclusion
Realism
22. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Literal Meaning
Anthropomorphism
Rhyme
Theme
23. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Aphorism
Tale
Cliche
Heroic Couplet
24. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Myth
Metonymy
Rising Action
Parable
25. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Interior Monologue
Expository Purpose
Stream of Consciousness
Anthropomorphism
26. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Hyperbole
Foil
Persona
Feeling
27. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Analogy
Maxim
Realism
Rhetorical Question
28. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as
Metaphor
First-person
Rhyme
Alliteration
29. The main (good) character
Dramatic Monologue
Foil
Hero(ine)
Paradox
30. 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
Sequence Patterns
Stereotype Character
Epithet
Onomatopoeia
31. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being
Alliteration
Poetic Syntax
Superhero(ine)
Farce
32. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Feeling
Style
Point of View
Ballad
33. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Tone
Assonance
Feeling
Poetic Syntax
34. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Genre
Foil
Argumentative purpose
Conclusion
35. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Argumentative purpose
Oxymoron
Couplet
Characterization
36. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Allegory
Ballad
Empathy
Topic
37. Before the main part or actually story
Conflict
Introduction
Topic
First-person
38. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Sarcasm
Poetic Syntax
Tone
Ballad
39. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Couplet
Epithet
Monologue
Third-person
40. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Anthropomorphism
Style
Theater
Antagonist
41. The freedom of a poet in writing
Epigram
Poetic License
Parable
Stanza
42. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Resolution
Hero(ine)
Epigram
Ode
43. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Empathy
Figurative Language
Foil
Conclusion
44. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Complication
Metaphor
Denouement
Dramatic Monologue
45. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Figurative Language
Sonnet
Crisis
Conflict
46. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Cliche
Legend
Parody
Metaphor
47. An idea that is implied or suggested
Theme
Connotation
Metonymy
Dramatic Monologue
48. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Oxymoron
Concrete Poetry
Imagery
Sprung rhythm
49. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Allusion
Ode
Hyperbole
Thesis
50. Point of view
Perspective
Anastrophe
Superhero(ine)
Style