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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Interior Monologue
Euphemism
Blank Verse
First-person
2. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Theme
Farce
Parallelism
Dramatic Monologue
3. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Assonance
Falling Action
Pathos
Rhetorical Question
4. The final actions or solution of the plot
Satire
Metonymy
Resolution
Pun
5. 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
Apostrophe
Iambic Pentameter
Climate
Introduction
6. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Rising Action
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Legend
7. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Romance
Dialect
Falling Action
Satire
8. 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
Synecdoche
Maxim
Euphemism
Narrative
9. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Iambic Pentameter
Sarcasm
Pathos
Anecdote
10. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
Characterization
Resolution
Legend
11. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Satire
Rhyme Scheme
Mood
Legend
12. An idea that is implied or suggested
Denotation
Connotation
Foil
Comedy
13. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
Elegy
Epithet
Surrealism
Point of View
14. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Allegory
Sarcasm
Satire
Introduction
15. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Interior Monologue
Fable
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
16. Words mean exactly what they say
Literal Meaning
Maxim
Alliteration
Narrative Purpose
17. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Anthropomorphism
Anecdote
Allusion
Denotation
18. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Exciting Force
Resolution
Fable
Assonance
19. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Antihero(ine)
First-person
Tragedy
Synecdoche
20. Before the main part or actually story
Figurative Language
Rhetorical Question
Introduction
Allusion
21. 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
Personification
Metonymy
Euphony
Paradox
22. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Informative Purpose
Monologue
Apostrophe
Poetic Syntax
23. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Metonymy
Theme
Personification
Idiom
24. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Simile
Confidant
Apostrophe
Literal Meaning
25. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Irony
Metaphor
Aphorism
Apostrophe
26. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Organizing Principles
Irony
Exciting Force
Feeling
27. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Syntax
Heroic Couplet
Third-person
Antithesis
28. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Climax
Organizing Principles
Superhero(ine)
Crisis
29. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Narrative Purpose
Introduction
Rising Action
Sprung rhythm
30. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Pastoral
Rhythm
Genre
Iambic Pentameter
31. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Euphemism
Denouement
Feeling
Sarcasm
32. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Poetic Syntax
Implication
Thesis
Euphony
33. The prevailing psychological state
Antihero(ine)
Plot
Stanza
Climate
34. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Allusion
Narrative Purpose
Paradox
Rhyme Scheme
35. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Falling Action
Realism
Paradox
Descriptive Purpose
36. Suggestions or hints
Rising Action
Dramatic Monologue
Implication
Hyperbole
37. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Exciting Force
Syntax
Empathy
Setting
38. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Ode
Theater
Setting
Fable
39. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Figurative Language
Aphorism
Couplet
Symbol
40. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Denouement
Dialect
Informative Purpose
Analogy
41. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Simile
Tragedy
Poetic Syntax
Dialect
42. Conjoining contradictory terms
Oxymoron
Plot
Genre
Couplet
43. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Anecdote
Sonnet
Climax
Descriptive Purpose
44. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Maxim
Sequence Patterns
Antagonist
Allusion
45. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Third-person
Anachronism
Symbol
Parable
46. 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
Narrative Purpose
Theater
Stereotype Character
Parable
47. A final settlement
Folktale
First-person
Confidant
Conclusion
48. A group of lines in a poem
Free Verse
Stanza
Villain(ess)
Setting
49. A word imitating the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
Rhyme
Metaphor
Farce
50. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Assonance
Realism
Fable