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






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






3. Someone to whom private matters are confided






4. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






6. Recurring at regular intervals






7. Subject






8. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






9. A play on words






10. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






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






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






13. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






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






15. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






16. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






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






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






21. The freedom of a poet in writing






22. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






23. A contradiction or dilemma






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






25. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






26. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






27. 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






28. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






29. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






30. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






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






34. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






36. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






39. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






40. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






43. Dramatic speech to oneself






44. The process by which the writer develops a character






45. A character or force in conflict with the main character






46. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






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






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






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






50. The use of elevated language over ordinary language