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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






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






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






4. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






13. Emotional appeal






14. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






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






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






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






20. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






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






25. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






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






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






30. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






33. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






34. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






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






36. A final settlement






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






38. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






39. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






41. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






43. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






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






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






47. Someone to whom private matters are confided






48. To display emotions and ideas






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






50. The main (good) character







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