SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
SAT Subject Test: Literature
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
sat
,
literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Exposition
Antihero(ine)
Rhetorical Question
Metonymy
2. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Climax
Persona
Argumentative purpose
Voice
3. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Euphony
Expository Purpose
Soliloquy
Legend
4. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Monologue
Epigram
Farce
Figure of Speech
5. Humorous imitation
Antihero(ine)
Characterization
Parody
Perspective
6. Address to an absent or imaginary person
Synecdoche
Villain(ess)
Heroic Couplet
Apostrophe
7. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Empathy
Epigram
Foil
Dramatic Monologue
8. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Complication
Narrative Purpose
Resolution
Sarcasm
9. Conjoining contradictory terms
Feeling
Plot
Oxymoron
Descriptive Purpose
10. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Atmosphere
Confidant
Setting
Denouement
11. Before the main part or actually story
Introduction
Imagery
Maxim
Figure of Speech
12. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Setting
Third-person
Pathos
Sprung rhythm
13. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Expressive Purpose
First-person
Irony
Personification
14. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Stanza
Informative Purpose
Blank Verse
Expressive Purpose
15. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Allusion
Rising Action
Pastoral
Oxymoron
16. Word choice
Couplet
Exposition
Hyperbole
Diction
17. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Syntax
Soliloquy
Organizing Principles
Irony
18. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Iambic Pentameter
Topic
Allegory
Climax
19. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Context
Pastoral
Ballad
Antihero(ine)
20. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Assonance
Thesis
Third-person
Legend
21. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Analogy
Narrative
Flashback
Voice
22. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Euphemism
Folktale
Surrealism
Connotation
23. The prevailing psychological state
Resolution
Heroic Couplet
Monologue
Climate
24. An idea that is implied or suggested
Allusion
Tale
Connotation
Myth
25. A contradiction or dilemma
Paradox
Context
Couplet
Sarcasm
26. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Superhero(ine)
Ode
Legend
Understatement
27. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Figurative Language
Crisis
Maxim
Rising Action
28. Recurring at regular intervals
Rhythm
Realism
Pastoral
Anastrophe
29. Subject
Connotation
Comedy
Topic
Climax
30. The final actions or solution of the plot
Mood
Symbol
Third-person
Resolution
31. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Sprung rhythm
Consonance
Couplet
Realism
32. To display emotions and ideas
Allegory
Stream of Consciousness
Allusion
Expressive Purpose
33. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Parable
Realism
Figurative Language
Climate
34. The perspective from which a story is told
Atmosphere
Fable
Point of View
Informative Purpose
35. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Metonymy
Literal Meaning
Context
Complication
36. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Stanza
Consonance
Imagery
Narrative Purpose
37. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless
Theater
Argumentative purpose
Complication
Alliteration
38. A play on words
Crisis
Pun
Informative Purpose
Legend
39. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
Metonymy
Parable
Elegy
Crisis
40. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Antagonist
Personification
Consonance
Sprung rhythm
41. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Organizing Principles
Topic
Simile
Iambic Pentameter
42. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Conflict
Cliche
Tragedy
Expository Purpose
43. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Euphony
Empathy
Myth
Satire
44. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Ballad
Poetic Diction
Context
Euphemism
45. Point of view
Setting
Mood
Perspective
Narrative Purpose
46. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Argumentative purpose
Figurative Language
Allusion
Parallelism
47. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Dramatic Monologue
Complication
Soliloquy
Euphony
48. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Surrealism
Folktale
Interior Monologue
Inference
49. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Anecdote
Anthropomorphism
Oxymoron
Satire
50. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Rhetorical Question
Consonance
Narrative
Assonance
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests