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SAT Subject Test: Literature

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






2. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






3. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






4. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






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






6. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






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






9. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






11. A contradiction or dilemma






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






13. 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






14. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






15. Before the main part or actually story






16. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






17. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






19. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






20. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






21. Word choice






22. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






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






24. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






25. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






26. Dictionary definition of a word






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






28. Subject






29. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






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






34. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






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






38. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






40. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






44. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






46. Point of view






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






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






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






50. Series of events