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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A contradiction or dilemma






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






3. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






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






5. The perspective from which a story is told






6. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






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






10. A final settlement






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






12. The prevailing psychological state






13. Address to an absent or imaginary person






14. Exaggeration






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






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






17. Suggestions or hints






18. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






19. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






22. Subject






23. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






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






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






27. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






28. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






29. 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






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






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






32. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






33. Dictionary definition of a word






34. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






37. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






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






41. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






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






45. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






46. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






47. A group of lines in a poem






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






49. 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






50. Anything that stands for or represents something else