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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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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
Narrative Purpose
Concrete Poetry
Denotation
Organizing Principles
2. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Pastoral
Soliloquy
Simile
Antithesis
3. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
First-person
Allegory
Villain(ess)
Argumentative purpose
4. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Introduction
Alliteration
Exciting Force
Denouement
5. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Perspective
Hero(ine)
Genre
Superhero(ine)
6. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Rhyme Scheme
Stereotype Character
Persuasive Purpose
Climate
7. A contradiction or dilemma
Aside
Third-person
Paradox
Elegy
8. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Folktale
Onomatopoeia
Aphorism
Free Verse
9. Words mean exactly what they say
Superhero(ine)
Characterization
Analogy
Literal Meaning
10. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Personification
Parallelism
Irony
Ode
11. Dictionary definition of a word
Pathos
Denotation
Implication
Sequence Patterns
12. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Allegory
Parallelism
Anthropomorphism
Atmosphere
13. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Theme
Stream of Consciousness
Expository Purpose
Topic
14. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Sonnet
Voice
Foil
Epithet
15. The prevailing psychological state
Denouement
Sarcasm
Satire
Climate
16. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Anecdote
Introduction
Symbol
Exciting Force
17. Recurring at regular intervals
Connotation
Rhythm
Legend
Syntax
18. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Metaphor
Anthropomorphism
Soliloquy
Foreshadowing
19. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Poetic Diction
Anachronism
Farce
Euphony
20. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Elegy
Imagery
Parody
Couplet
21. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Anecdote
Surrealism
Romance
Maxim
22. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
Complication
Hyperbole
First-person
Climate
23. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Free Verse
Metaphor
Informative Purpose
Blank Verse
24. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Antihero(ine)
Aphorism
Mood
Stanza
25. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Symbol
Expressive Purpose
Sprung rhythm
Informative Purpose
26. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Flashback
Aphorism
Figure of Speech
Understatement
27. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Aphorism
Myth
Irony
Crisis
28. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Villain(ess)
Rhyme Scheme
Plot
Poetic Syntax
29. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Rhythm
Idiom
Euphony
Aside
30. An idea that is implied or suggested
Romance
Conflict
Connotation
Confidant
31. Humorous imitation
Parody
Expository Purpose
Persona
Soliloquy
32. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Ode
Consonance
Characterization
Exposition
33. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Complication
Epigram
Comedy
Rising Action
34. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Sequence Patterns
Metaphor
Simile
Informative Purpose
35. The perspective from which a story is told
Point of View
Anthropomorphism
Myth
Resolution
36. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Fable
Conclusion
Genre
Satire
37. A final settlement
Conclusion
Denouement
Diction
Villain(ess)
38. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Euphemism
Understatement
Dramatic Monologue
Conclusion
39. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Exciting Force
Euphemism
Confidant
Romance
40. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Rhetorical Question
Epigram
Stereotype Character
Denotation
41. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Realism
Mood
Cliche
Stream of Consciousness
42. Emotional appeal
Third-person
Poetic Diction
Pathos
Metaphor
43. The main (good) character
Poetic Syntax
First-person
Onomatopoeia
Hero(ine)
44. 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
Oxymoron
Irony
Synecdoche
Mood
45. Anything that stands for or represents something else
First-person
Plot
Symbol
Foreshadowing
46. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Characterization
Farce
Legend
Aside
47. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Flashback
Denotation
Introduction
Implication
48. 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
Heroic Couplet
Plot
Stereotype Character
Oxymoron
49. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Antagonist
Rhyme
Euphemism
Tragedy
50. A message that digresses from the main subject
Cliche
Alliteration
Plot
Aside