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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 overall emotion created by a work of literature






2. The process by which the writer develops a character






3. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






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






7. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






8. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






11. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






12. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






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






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






15. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






16. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






17. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






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






19. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






20. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






22. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






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






25. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






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






28. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






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






32. Address to an absent or imaginary person






33. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






35. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






36. The perspective from which a story is told






37. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






39. A word imitating the sound it represents






40. To display emotions and ideas






41. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






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






44. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






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






46. A contradiction or dilemma






47. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






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