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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Allusion
Aphorism
Falling Action
Antagonist
2. Before the main part or actually story
Introduction
Style
Resolution
Rising Action
3. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Pastoral
Metaphor
Tale
Satire
4. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Soliloquy
Parody
Theater
Persona
5. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Tale
Stream of Consciousness
Theater
Consonance
6. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Myth
Plot
Third-person
Legend
7. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Plot
Dramatic Monologue
Cliche
Monologue
8. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Pastoral
Climate
Personification
Theme
9. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Onomatopoeia
Surrealism
Soliloquy
Maxim
10. Dramatic speech to oneself
Expository Purpose
Confidant
Soliloquy
Apostrophe
11. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Understatement
Irony
Organizing Principles
Context
12. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Expository Purpose
Diction
Setting
Sarcasm
13. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Characterization
Theme
Sonnet
Tale
14. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Hero(ine)
Voice
Figurative Language
Idiom
15. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Expressive Purpose
Concrete Poetry
Hyperbole
Rhyme Scheme
16. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Allusion
Mood
Context
Cliche
17. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Personification
Atmosphere
Imagery
Allegory
18. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Tragedy
Myth
Antihero(ine)
Confidant
19. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Irony
Superhero(ine)
Parallelism
Folktale
20. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Apostrophe
Aside
Informative Purpose
Introduction
21. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Ballad
Parallelism
Irony
Myth
22. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Tone
Rising Action
Persuasive Purpose
Parable
23. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Pathos
Heroic Couplet
Empathy
Alliteration
24. Humorous imitation
Setting
Parable
Parody
First-person
25. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Epigram
Empathy
Fable
Sprung rhythm
26. The prevailing psychological state
Climate
Introduction
Antihero(ine)
Characterization
27. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Rhyme Scheme
Pastoral
Falling Action
Tragedy
28. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Folktale
Romance
Syntax
Interior Monologue
29. (tall): short piece of fiction
Flashback
Persuasive Purpose
Tale
Resolution
30. The process by which the writer develops a character
Theme
Fable
Point of View
Characterization
31. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Conflict
Climax
Pastoral
Stanza
32. The final actions or solution of the plot
Imagery
Resolution
Rhythm
Surrealism
33. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Hyperbole
Farce
Apostrophe
Mood
34. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Pun
Hero(ine)
Free Verse
Voice
35. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Voice
Parallelism
Elegy
Mood
36. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Myth
Euphony
Anachronism
Interior Monologue
37. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Atmosphere
Consonance
Narrative Purpose
Exciting Force
38. Suggestions or hints
Idiom
Implication
Organizing Principles
Hero(ine)
39. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Denouement
Villain(ess)
Empathy
Plot
40. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Allusion
Interior Monologue
Falling Action
Characterization
41. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Denotation
Inference
Persuasive Purpose
Characterization
42. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Theater
Legend
Stream of Consciousness
Epithet
43. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Flashback
Free Verse
Legend
Couplet
44. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Syntax
Aside
Maxim
Foreshadowing
45. The freedom of a poet in writing
Myth
Connotation
Legend
Poetic License
46. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Rising Action
Paradox
Narrative
Metonymy
47. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Pastoral
Atmosphere
Theme
Feeling
48. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Figurative Language
First-person
Organizing Principles
Figure of Speech
49. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Introduction
Rhyme
Stanza
Antithesis
50. A word imitating the sound it represents
Syntax
Onomatopoeia
Satire
Confidant
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