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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






2. A group of lines in a poem






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






4. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






5. To display emotions and ideas






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






7. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






9. 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






10. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






12. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






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






16. A final settlement






17. Subject






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






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






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






21. Before the main part or actually story






22. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






23. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






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






27. Point of view






28. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






29. Emotional appeal






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






31. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






33. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






35. Words mean exactly what they say






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






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






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






39. Exaggeration






40. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






43. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






45. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






46. Recurring at regular intervals






47. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






50. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally