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






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






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






4. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






5. Dictionary definition of a word






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






7. A group of lines in a poem






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






9. The process by which the writer develops a character






10. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






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






12. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






15. Recurring at regular intervals






16. Dramatic speech to oneself






17. Exaggeration






18. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






20. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






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






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






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






24. The freedom of a poet in writing






25. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






26. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






27. A worn-out idea or overused expression






28. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






30. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






32. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






34. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






35. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






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






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






40. Series of events






41. Address to an absent or imaginary person






42. A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents - each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable






43. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






44. The main (good) character






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






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






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






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






49. A short story teaching a lesson






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