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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






2. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






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






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






5. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






7. The main (good) character






8. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






10. A worn-out idea or overused expression






11. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






12. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






13. 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






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






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






16. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






18. Series of events






19. 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






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






21. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






22. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






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






24. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






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






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






27. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






29. Word choice






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






31. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






32. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






33. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






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






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






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






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






39. A group of lines in a poem






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






41. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






43. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






45. Emotional appeal






46. Dramatic speech to oneself






47. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






48. 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






49. Conjoining contradictory terms






50. Attitude or mood towards a subject