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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Word choice






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






3. To display emotions and ideas






4. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






5. The prevailing psychological state






6. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






7. A word imitating the sound it represents






8. A worn-out idea or overused expression






9. Dictionary definition of a word






10. The main (good) character






11. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






12. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






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






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






15. A category or type of literary or artistic work






16. The process by which the writer develops a character






17. 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






18. Point of view






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






20. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






22. A contradiction or dilemma






23. The freedom of a poet in writing






24. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






25. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






26. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






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






28. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






29. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






30. A short story teaching a lesson






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






32. 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






33. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






34. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






35. Suggestions or hints






36. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






39. A play on words






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






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






42. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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