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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The prevailing psychological state






2. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






3. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






4. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






8. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






9. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






11. To display emotions and ideas






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






13. Suggestions or hints






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






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






16. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






19. (tall): short piece of fiction






20. Point of view






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






22. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






23. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






25. Series of events






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






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






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






29. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






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






31. Recurring at regular intervals






32. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






34. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






35. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






36. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






39. A word imitating the sound it represents






40. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






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






44. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






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






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






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