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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






2. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






4. Anything that stands for or represents something else






5. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






7. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






8. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






10. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






12. A group of lines in a poem






13. Dramatic speech to oneself






14. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






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






16. A contradiction or dilemma






17. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






19. Word choice






20. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






22. A word imitating the sound it represents






23. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






24. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






25. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






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






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






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






30. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






31. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






32. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






34. A worn-out idea or overused expression






35. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






36. Point of view






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






38. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






39. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






41. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






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






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






47. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






49. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






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