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






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






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






4. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






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






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






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






10. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






12. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






13. Subject






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






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






16. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






17. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






19. A short story teaching a lesson






20. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






21. Exaggeration






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






23. Emotional appeal






24. A final settlement






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






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






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






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






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






30. Dictionary definition of a word






31. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






33. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






34. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






37. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






38. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






39. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






40. A group of lines in a poem






41. Attitude or mood towards a subject






42. A contradiction or dilemma






43. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






45. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






46. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






48. Suggestions or hints






49. Someone to whom private matters are confided






50. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse