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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. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






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






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






6. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






8. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






11. Emotional appeal






12. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






13. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






15. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






16. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






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






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






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






21. Anything that stands for or represents something else






22. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






23. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






25. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






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






27. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






28. Word choice






29. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






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






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






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






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






34. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






35. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






36. The process by which the writer develops a character






37. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






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






41. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






42. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






44. Subject






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






46. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






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






48. The main (good) character






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






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule