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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






4. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






6. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






10. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






12. A short story teaching a lesson






13. A final settlement






14. A play on words






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






16. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






17. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






18. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






22. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Point of view






31. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






32. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






35. 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






36. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






38. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






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






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






43. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






45. To display emotions and ideas






46. Dictionary definition of a word






47. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






48. A message that digresses from the main subject






49. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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