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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






4. A message that digresses from the main subject






5. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






7. Someone to whom private matters are confided






8. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






14. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






16. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






18. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.






19. Suggestions or hints






20. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






21. The freedom of a poet in writing






22. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






23. Series of events






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






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






26. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






27. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






29. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






31. The final actions or solution of the plot






32. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






33. A play on words






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






35. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






36. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






39. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






40. A group of lines in a poem






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






42. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






44. To display emotions and ideas






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






46. Dictionary definition of a word






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






48. Conjoining contradictory terms






49. A short story teaching a lesson






50. Emotional appeal