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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






7. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






8. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






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






11. A play on words






12. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






13. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






15. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






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






18. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






20. Dictionary definition of a word






21. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






23. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






26. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






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






30. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






31. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






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






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






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






37. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






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






41. A character or force in conflict with the main character






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






43. The freedom of a poet in writing






44. The main (good) character






45. The prevailing psychological state






46. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






48. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






50. A final settlement