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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Address to an absent or imaginary person






2. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






4. The freedom of a poet in writing






5. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






6. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






8. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






9. Exaggeration






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






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






12. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






15. Someone to whom private matters are confided






16. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






18. Point of view






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






20. 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






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






22. Dictionary definition of a word






23. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






24. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






25. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






26. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






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






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






29. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






30. The main (good) character






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






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






33. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






35. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






36. A final settlement






37. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






39. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






42. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






43. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






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






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






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






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






48. Recurring at regular intervals






49. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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