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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






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






3. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






4. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






5. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






7. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






9. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






10. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






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






13. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






15. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






17. Dramatic speech to oneself






18. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






19. 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






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






21. Anything that stands for or represents something else






22. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






24. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






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






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






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






29. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






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. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






35. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






36. Subject






37. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






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






39. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






40. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






42. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






45. Series of events






46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






49. To display emotions and ideas






50. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound