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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






3. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






4. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






5. Point of view






6. Suggestions or hints






7. Before the main part or actually story






8. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






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






12. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






14. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






15. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






16. Address to an absent or imaginary person






17. The main (good) character






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






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






20. 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






21. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






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






23. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






25. An idea that is implied or suggested






26. Someone to whom private matters are confided






27. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Emotional appeal






36. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






38. To display emotions and ideas






39. Exaggeration






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






41. A message that digresses from the main subject






42. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






44. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






45. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






46. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






48. The process by which the writer develops a character






49. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






50. A group of lines in a poem