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






2. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






3. Anything that stands for or represents something else






4. A final settlement






5. An idea that is implied or suggested






6. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






7. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






8. Subject






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






10. Address to an absent or imaginary person






11. A contradiction or dilemma






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






13. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






20. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






22. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






24. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






26. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






29. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






32. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






34. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






35. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






36. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






38. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






39. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






41. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






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






46. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






47. The final actions or solution of the plot






48. Word choice






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






50. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words