Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






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






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






4. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






5. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






6. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






7. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






9. A play on words






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






11. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






12. A character or force in conflict with the main character






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






14. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






15. A group of lines in a poem






16. A message that digresses from the main subject






17. Attitude or mood towards a subject






18. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






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






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






22. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






23. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






24. Anything that stands for or represents something else






25. 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






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






27. A worn-out idea or overused expression






28. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






30. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






32. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






33. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






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






35. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






36. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






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






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






41. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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 regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






44. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






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






46. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






48. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests