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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






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






4. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






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






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






9. Anything that stands for or represents something else






10. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






12. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






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






14. 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






15. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






16. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






26. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






27. The perspective from which a story is told






28. A final settlement






29. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






30. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






31. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






32. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






33. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






34. A character or force in conflict with the main character






35. A message that digresses from the main subject






36. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






37. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






38. Subject






39. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






40. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






41. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






42. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






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






44. 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






45. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






47. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






48. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






50. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point