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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






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






3. A group of lines in a poem






4. Words mean exactly what they say






5. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






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






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






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






9. Dramatic speech to oneself






10. A worn-out idea or overused expression






11. To display emotions and ideas






12. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






14. 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






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






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






17. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






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






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






22. A word imitating the sound it represents






23. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






25. Anything that stands for or represents something else






26. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






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






28. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






29. Subject






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






31. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






34. Attitude or mood towards a subject






35. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






37. The process by which the writer develops a character






38. Emotional appeal






39. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






41. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






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






44. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






47. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






49. Series of events






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