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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






2. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






5. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






6. A contradiction or dilemma






7. A final settlement






8. The main (good) character






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






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






11. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






17. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






19. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






28. A group of lines in a poem






29. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






30. Anything that stands for or represents something else






31. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






33. 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






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






35. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






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






41. Subject






42. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






43. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






44. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






46. Attitude or mood towards a subject






47. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






48. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






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






50. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning