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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. A contradiction or dilemma
Epigram
Setting
Plot
Paradox
2. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Analogy
Foil
Aphorism
Persuasive Purpose
3. Exaggeration
Ode
Atmosphere
Hyperbole
Plot
4. A play on words
Myth
Introduction
Pun
Parable
5. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Plot
Irony
Villain(ess)
Empathy
6. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject
Surrealism
Ode
Iambic Pentameter
Concrete Poetry
7. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Antagonist
Hero(ine)
Personification
Euphony
8. 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
Understatement
Synecdoche
Perspective
Satire
9. The main (good) character
Hero(ine)
Analogy
Rhythm
Argumentative purpose
10. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Parody
Cliche
Villain(ess)
Allusion
11. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless
Theater
Flashback
Ballad
Cliche
12. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Confidant
Aphorism
Alliteration
Flashback
13. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Folktale
Cliche
Point of View
Conclusion
14. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Maxim
Folktale
Inference
Cliche
15. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Poetic Diction
Thesis
Rhyme Scheme
Surrealism
16. A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Atmosphere
Fable
Epigram
Falling Action
17. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Voice
Climax
Ode
Apostrophe
18. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Resolution
Exciting Force
Confidant
Monologue
19. 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
Third-person
First-person
Parody
Stereotype Character
20. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Metonymy
Crisis
Climax
Stanza
21. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Interior Monologue
Understatement
Conflict
Foreshadowing
22. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Parable
Legend
Satire
Poetic Diction
23. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Farce
Alliteration
Cliche
Figure of Speech
24. Humorous imitation
Oxymoron
Allusion
Sonnet
Parody
25. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Satire
Comedy
Denouement
Falling Action
26. Conjoining contradictory terms
Mood
Anachronism
Characterization
Oxymoron
27. The process by which the writer develops a character
Stanza
Metonymy
Epigram
Characterization
28. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Dramatic Monologue
Figurative Language
Imagery
Rhyme
29. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Stanza
Expressive Purpose
Superhero(ine)
Organizing Principles
30. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Figurative Language
Cliche
Monologue
Anecdote
31. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Anthropomorphism
Dramatic Monologue
Style
Antithesis
32. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Simile
Fable
Stream of Consciousness
Understatement
33. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Stereotype Character
Villain(ess)
Parallelism
Style
34. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Paradox
Context
Euphony
Free Verse
35. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Allegory
Symbol
Flashback
Theater
36. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Folktale
Assonance
Third-person
Argumentative purpose
37. Word choice
Soliloquy
Syntax
Diction
Figurative Language
38. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Euphony
Perspective
Inference
Tone
39. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Couplet
Pathos
Style
Rhetorical Question
40. Dramatic speech to oneself
Exposition
Expository Purpose
Soliloquy
Literal Meaning
41. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Resolution
Aphorism
Argumentative purpose
Dialect
42. To display emotions and ideas
Foil
Expressive Purpose
Parable
Antihero(ine)
43. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Conclusion
Climax
Conflict
Oxymoron
44. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Folktale
Interior Monologue
Simile
Farce
45. Words mean exactly what they say
Falling Action
Couplet
Comedy
Literal Meaning
46. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Characterization
Consonance
Parody
Genre
47. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Irony
Foil
Exciting Force
Parable
48. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Free Verse
Third-person
Iambic Pentameter
Sequence Patterns
49. Before the main part or actually story
Antihero(ine)
Anastrophe
Argumentative purpose
Introduction
50. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Sonnet
Introduction
Legend
Antihero(ine)
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