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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






2. 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






3. Dictionary definition of a word






4. Words mean exactly what they say






5. A short story teaching a lesson






6. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






7. The final actions or solution of the plot






8. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






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






12. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






16. A worn-out idea or overused expression






17. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






20. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






23. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






26. A category or type of literary or artistic work






27. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






28. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






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






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






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






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






33. Emotional appeal






34. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






37. Humorous imitation






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






39. Exaggeration






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






41. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






43. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






44. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






46. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






48. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






49. Subject






50. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense