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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






2. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






3. Word choice






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






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






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






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






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






9. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






10. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






13. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






14. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






17. The freedom of a poet in writing






18. A message that digresses from the main subject






19. 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






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






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






22. Subject






23. Someone to whom private matters are confided






24. Exaggeration






25. The perspective from which a story is told






26. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






27. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






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






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






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






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






32. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






35. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






36. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






37. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






38. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






39. 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






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






41. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






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






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






46. Anything that stands for or represents something else






47. The final actions or solution of the plot






48. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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