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






2. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






3. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






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






5. Before the main part or actually story






6. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






8. Point of view






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






10. Word choice






11. 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






12. Recurring at regular intervals






13. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






14. 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






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






16. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






18. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






19. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






20. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






21. Series of events






22. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






24. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






25. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






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






29. A short story teaching a lesson






30. Words mean exactly what they say






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






32. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






33. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






34. Humorous imitation






35. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






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






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






41. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






42. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






43. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






46. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






50. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.