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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






2. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






6. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






7. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






9. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






10. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






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






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






15. Emotional appeal






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






17. A short story teaching a lesson






18. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






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






20. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






21. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






22. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






25. Word choice






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






27. Conjoining contradictory terms






28. The main (good) character






29. The perspective from which a story is told






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






31. 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






32. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






35. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






38. The final actions or solution of the plot






39. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






40. Point of view






41. The prevailing psychological state






42. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






43. Words mean exactly what they say






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






45. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






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






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






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






49. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






50. The overall emotion created by a work of literature