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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The perspective from which a story is told






2. Exaggeration






3. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






4. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






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






6. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






8. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






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






11. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






13. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






21. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






23. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






24. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






27. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






30. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






32. Point of view






33. Word choice






34. A final settlement






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






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






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






38. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






41. A play on words






42. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






43. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






44. The final actions or solution of the plot






45. Suggestions or hints






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






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






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






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






50. Series of events