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SAT Subject Test: Literature

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






2. The main (good) character






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






4. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






7. Dramatic speech to oneself






8. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






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






10. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






11. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






12. The final actions or solution of the plot






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






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






15. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






16. A group of lines in a poem






17. 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






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






19. Attitude or mood towards a subject






20. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






21. Series of events






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






23. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






24. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






25. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






26. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






28. The freedom of a poet in writing






29. Exaggeration






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






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






32. 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






33. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.






34. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






36. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






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






40. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






41. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






42. The perspective from which a story is told






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






44. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






45. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






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






47. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






49. A short story teaching a lesson






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