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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






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






4. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






5. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






6. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






7. 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






8. Point of view






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






10. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






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






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






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






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






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






16. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






17. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






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






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






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






23. Exaggeration






24. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






25. Words mean exactly what they say






26. A final settlement






27. Attitude or mood towards a subject






28. Emotional appeal






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






30. Recurring at regular intervals






31. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






34. Anything that stands for or represents something else






35. Subject






36. A message that digresses from the main subject






37. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






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






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






42. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






43. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






45. To display emotions and ideas






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






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






48. Suggestions or hints






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






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