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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






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






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






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






5. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






7. Words mean exactly what they say






8. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






10. A worn-out idea or overused expression






11. To display emotions and ideas






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






13. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






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






15. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






16. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Point of view






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






25. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






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






29. The main (good) character






30. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






31. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






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






33. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






34. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






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






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






38. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






41. Humorous imitation






42. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






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






46. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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