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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Conjoining contradictory terms






2. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






4. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






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






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






9. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






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






13. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






14. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






15. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






16. Series of events






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






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






19. Subject






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






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






22. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






24. The perspective from which a story is told






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






26. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






27. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






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






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






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






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






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






33. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






34. Humorous imitation






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






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






37. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






38. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






39. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






41. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






43. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






46. The prevailing psychological state






47. Suggestions or hints






48. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






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






50. Recurring at regular intervals







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