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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 parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






2. Word choice






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






4. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






7. Emotional appeal






8. A group of lines in a poem






9. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






11. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






12. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






14. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






15. Words mean exactly what they say






16. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






17. Point of view






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






19. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






20. Series of events






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






22. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






23. A play on words






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






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






26. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






27. The process by which the writer develops a character






28. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






29. A short story teaching a lesson






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






31. A final settlement






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






33. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






36. A contradiction or dilemma






37. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






40. The prevailing psychological state






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






42. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






43. A message that digresses from the main subject






44. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






46. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






48. Dramatic speech to oneself






49. Anything that stands for or represents something else






50. Address to an absent or imaginary person