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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.






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






3. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






4. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






7. The main (good) character






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






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






10. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






11. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






19. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






20. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






21. A play on words






22. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






23. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






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






26. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






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






29. A category or type of literary or artistic work






30. The final actions or solution of the plot






31. Humorous imitation






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






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






34. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






35. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






36. Word choice






37. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






39. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






41. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






42. A message that digresses from the main subject






43. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






45. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






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






49. Conjoining contradictory terms






50. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words