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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






2. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






4. Suggestions or hints






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






6. The prevailing psychological state






7. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






8. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






9. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






10. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






12. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






14. Word choice






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






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






17. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






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






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






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






21. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






23. Point of view






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






25. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






27. To display emotions and ideas






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






29. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






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






33. Words mean exactly what they say






34. Emotional appeal






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






36. (tall): short piece of fiction






37. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






38. The perspective from which a story is told






39. A worn-out idea or overused expression






40. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






49. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






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