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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






10. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






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






12. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






13. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






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






15. A worn-out idea or overused expression






16. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






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






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






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






20. Humorous imitation






21. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






22. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






23. Dictionary definition of a word






24. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






27. 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






28. Subject






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






30. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






33. Attitude or mood towards a subject






34. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






35. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






36. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






39. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






42. Conjoining contradictory terms






43. Series of events






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






45. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






46. A play on words






47. A word imitating the sound it represents






48. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






49. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






50. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect







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