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SAT Subject Test: Literature

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






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






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






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






5. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






6. To display emotions and ideas






7. Address to an absent or imaginary person






8. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






9. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






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






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






13. Word choice






14. A message that digresses from the main subject






15. Exaggeration






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






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






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






19. Emotional appeal






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






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






22. Humorous imitation






23. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






26. The perspective from which a story is told






27. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






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






29. 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






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






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






32. (tall): short piece of fiction






33. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






34. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






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






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






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






39. A category or type of literary or artistic work






40. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






41. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






42. Conjoining contradictory terms






43. A play on words






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






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






46. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






48. The prevailing psychological state






49. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






50. Giving human characteristics to something that not human