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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






2. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






4. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






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






6. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






8. A worn-out idea or overused expression






9. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






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






12. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






14. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






15. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






16. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






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






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






19. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






21. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






22. Exaggeration






23. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






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






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






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






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






28. Emotional appeal






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






30. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






32. 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






33. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






34. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






36. A message that digresses from the main subject






37. 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






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






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






40. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






41. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






43. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






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






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






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






48. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






49. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






50. The perspective from which a story is told