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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






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






3. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






4. A message that digresses from the main subject






5. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






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






7. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






10. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (or vice versa) - the specific for the general (or vice versa) - or the material for the thing made from it






11. Series of events






12. The perspective from which a story is told






13. A play on words






14. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






16. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






18. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






19. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






20. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






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






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






25. A contradiction or dilemma






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






28. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






29. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






30. Emotional appeal






31. The prevailing psychological state






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






33. A short story teaching a lesson






34. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






35. To display emotions and ideas






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






37. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






39. Words mean exactly what they say






40. Exaggeration






41. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






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






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






45. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






47. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






48. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






49. A category or type of literary or artistic work






50. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation







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