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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 prevailing psychological state






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






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






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






5. Humorous imitation






6. Subject






7. The final actions or solution of the plot






8. Someone to whom private matters are confided






9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






10. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






11. Before the main part or actually story






12. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






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






16. Attitude or mood towards a subject






17. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






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






19. A worn-out idea or overused expression






20. A contradiction or dilemma






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






22. Exaggeration






23. A final settlement






24. A short story teaching a lesson






25. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






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






27. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






30. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






32. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






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






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






35. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






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






37. Word choice






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






39. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






40. Conjoining contradictory terms






41. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






42. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






45. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






46. 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






47. 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






48. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






50. The main (good) character