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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






2. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






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






4. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






5. 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






6. 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






7. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






9. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






10. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






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






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






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






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






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






16. A final settlement






17. Point of view






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






19. An idea that is implied or suggested






20. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






22. The prevailing psychological state






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






24. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






26. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






27. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






28. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






30. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






32. 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






33. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






35. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






36. Series of events






37. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






39. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






41. A group of lines in a poem






42. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






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






44. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






45. 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






46. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






48. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






49. The main (good) character






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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