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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Suggestions or hints






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






3. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






6. Exaggeration






7. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






8. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






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






11. An idea that is implied or suggested






12. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






13. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






14. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






15. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






17. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






18. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






19. A play on words






20. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






22. A word imitating the sound it represents






23. 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






24. Emotional appeal






25. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






27. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






28. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






29. Recurring at regular intervals






30. Humorous imitation






31. Someone to whom private matters are confided






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






39. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






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






41. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






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






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






45. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






46. The main (good) character






47. Words mean exactly what they say






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






49. Subject






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