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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. A final settlement






2. 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






3. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






5. The main (good) character






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






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






8. A worn-out idea or overused expression






9. The final actions or solution of the plot






10. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






11. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






12. 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






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






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






15. Conjoining contradictory terms






16. A word imitating the sound it represents






17. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






18. Anything that stands for or represents something else






19. A short story teaching a lesson






20. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






21. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






22. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






23. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






24. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






25. A category or type of literary or artistic work






26. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






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






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






31. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






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






33. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






35. A message that digresses from the main subject






36. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






37. Emotional appeal






38. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






41. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






42. Words mean exactly what they say






43. Exaggeration






44. Word choice






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






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






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






48. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






49. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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