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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






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






5. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






8. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






9. Before the main part or actually story






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






11. Words mean exactly what they say






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






13. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






14. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






15. A play on words






16. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






17. Series of events






18. 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






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






20. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






21. Recurring at regular intervals






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






23. A short story teaching a lesson






24. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






26. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






29. A category or type of literary or artistic work






30. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






31. The main (good) character






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






33. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






36. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






38. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






39. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






42. 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






43. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






44. A worn-out idea or overused expression






45. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






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






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






50. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms