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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Assonance
Simile
Complication
Pathos
2. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Paradox
Euphony
Rhetorical Question
Apostrophe
3. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Metaphor
Surrealism
Dialect
Plot
4. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Ballad
Theme
Foil
Falling Action
5. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Interior Monologue
Narrative
Rhyme
Paradox
6. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Comedy
Narrative
Introduction
Exciting Force
7. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Comedy
Voice
Rhyme
Pathos
8. Recurring at regular intervals
Antihero(ine)
Anthropomorphism
Rhythm
Expository Purpose
9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Alliteration
Rhythm
Syntax
Epigram
10. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Argumentative purpose
Rhetorical Question
Poetic Syntax
Alliteration
11. Emotional appeal
Rhyme Scheme
Narrative
Flashback
Pathos
12. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Personification
Confidant
Paradox
Legend
13. The process by which the writer develops a character
Apostrophe
Dialect
Characterization
Epigram
14. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Hyperbole
Setting
Anachronism
Aphorism
15. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Realism
Genre
Thesis
Setting
16. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Sprung rhythm
Euphony
Flashback
Stream of Consciousness
17. Series of events
Rhyme Scheme
Plot
Metonymy
Epigram
18. A contradiction or dilemma
Ode
Simile
Paradox
Parody
19. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Consonance
Metaphor
Dramatic Monologue
Style
20. Before the main part or actually story
Imagery
Aphorism
Mood
Introduction
21. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Interior Monologue
Pun
Flashback
Sarcasm
22. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Plot
Rhyme
Poetic Syntax
Imagery
23. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Folktale
Poetic Syntax
Legend
Satire
24. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Antithesis
Stereotype Character
Aphorism
Expository Purpose
25. 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
Confidant
Synecdoche
Sarcasm
Consonance
26. Dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Complication
First-person
Foreshadowing
27. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Feeling
Symbol
Complication
Genre
28. 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
Topic
Blank Verse
Stereotype Character
Apostrophe
29. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Analogy
Crisis
Dialect
Romance
30. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Theme
Myth
Satire
Legend
31. The freedom of a poet in writing
Euphemism
Falling Action
Imagery
Poetic License
32. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Couplet
Oxymoron
Stanza
Denouement
33. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Villain(ess)
Narrative Purpose
Superhero(ine)
Crisis
34. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Genre
Folktale
Sonnet
Metonymy
35. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Conflict
Context
Blank Verse
Surrealism
36. A play on words
Maxim
Paradox
Comedy
Pun
37. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Genre
Narrative Purpose
Allusion
Ode
38. A group of lines in a poem
Maxim
Organizing Principles
Stanza
Surrealism
39. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Rhythm
Persona
Epithet
Satire
40. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Parable
Paradox
Comedy
Antagonist
41. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Narrative
Hyperbole
Tone
Monologue
42. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Characterization
Idiom
Pathos
Mood
43. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Figurative Language
Exciting Force
Denotation
Anachronism
44. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Rhyme
Free Verse
Interior Monologue
Apostrophe
45. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Genre
Parody
Maxim
Tale
46. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Pastoral
Characterization
Confidant
Idiom
47. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Exposition
Consonance
Sequence Patterns
Foil
48. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Conflict
Poetic Syntax
Stanza
Cliche
49. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Antihero(ine)
Paradox
Context
Epigram
50. (tall): short piece of fiction
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Monologue
Tale
Mood