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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
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1. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






2. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






3. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






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






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






6. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






7. 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






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






9. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






12. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






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






14. A contradiction or dilemma






15. The perspective from which a story is told






16. Emotional appeal






17. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






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






19. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






20. Exaggeration






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






22. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






23. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






24. A category or type of literary or artistic work






25. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






26. 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






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






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






29. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






30. Subject






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






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






33. Word choice






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






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






36. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






37. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






46. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






47. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






48. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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







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