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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A play on words






2. Point of view






3. Before the main part or actually story






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






5. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






8. To display emotions and ideas






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






10. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






11. Emotional appeal






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






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






14. A category or type of literary or artistic work






15. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






16. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






17. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






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






19. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






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






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






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






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






25. Subject






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






27. A short story teaching a lesson






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






29. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






31. 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






32. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






35. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. A contradiction or dilemma






43. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






44. A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents - each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable






45. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






48. Suggestions or hints






49. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






50. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time