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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






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






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






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






7. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






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






11. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






14. Subject






15. An idea that is implied or suggested






16. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






20. Recurring at regular intervals






21. Emotional appeal






22. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






24. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






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






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






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






29. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






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






32. Words mean exactly what they say






33. The process by which the writer develops a character






34. Humorous imitation






35. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






36. A contradiction or dilemma






37. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






38. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






41. 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






42. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






43. Attitude or mood towards a subject






44. Someone to whom private matters are confided






45. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






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






48. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






49. The main (good) character






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