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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






2. The main (good) character






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






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






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






6. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






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






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






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






11. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






12. A final settlement






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






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






15. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






17. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






18. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






21. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






25. Subject






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






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






28. An idea that is implied or suggested






29. A character or force in conflict with the main character






30. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






45. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






46. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






48. The final actions or solution of the plot






49. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






50. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution







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