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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Monologue
Symbol
Anecdote
Fable
2. Conjoining contradictory terms
Villain(ess)
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Consonance
3. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Dialect
Thesis
Superhero(ine)
Euphony
4. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Aside
Point of View
Style
Irony
5. The final actions or solution of the plot
Voice
Resolution
Couplet
Maxim
6. Dramatic speech to oneself
Allegory
Parody
Soliloquy
Satire
7. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Topic
Anecdote
Consonance
Blank Verse
8. 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
Diction
Alliteration
Stereotype Character
Empathy
9. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Foil
Empathy
Euphony
Inference
10. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Style
Exposition
Exciting Force
Euphemism
11. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
Mood
Sprung rhythm
Argumentative purpose
12. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Parody
Heroic Couplet
Conflict
Satire
13. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Superhero(ine)
Realism
Antagonist
Parable
14. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Ballad
Couplet
Romance
Atmosphere
15. To display emotions and ideas
Stereotype Character
Expressive Purpose
Simile
Cliche
16. Recurring at regular intervals
Mood
Rhythm
Atmosphere
Maxim
17. The perspective from which a story is told
Figurative Language
Soliloquy
Tale
Point of View
18. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Maxim
Idiom
Oxymoron
Genre
19. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Parallelism
Complication
Idiom
Context
20. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Couplet
Antihero(ine)
Epigram
Rhyme Scheme
21. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Descriptive Purpose
Irony
Villain(ess)
Iambic Pentameter
22. A short story teaching a lesson
Stereotype Character
Free Verse
Aside
Parable
23. Dictionary definition of a word
Mood
Paradox
Dramatic Monologue
Denotation
24. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Falling Action
Understatement
Blank Verse
Superhero(ine)
25. Suggestions or hints
Sprung rhythm
Implication
Satire
Exposition
26. 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
Foil
Understatement
Setting
Iambic Pentameter
27. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Parody
Syntax
Tone
Consonance
28. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Voice
Dramatic Monologue
Ballad
Exciting Force
29. Point of view
Folktale
Expository Purpose
Voice
Perspective
30. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Idiom
Genre
Aside
Onomatopoeia
31. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Blank Verse
Aphorism
Rhyme
Epigram
32. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Aphorism
Assonance
Point of View
Figurative Language
33. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Elegy
Dialect
Denouement
Legend
34. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Concrete Poetry
Empathy
Personification
Pun
35. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Euphemism
Expressive Purpose
Analogy
Folktale
36. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Feeling
Pastoral
Personification
Atmosphere
37. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Satire
Tale
Flashback
Iambic Pentameter
38. Subject
Topic
Hyperbole
Pastoral
Consonance
39. Before the main part or actually story
Exposition
Introduction
Informative Purpose
Anachronism
40. Exaggeration
Feeling
Dialect
Paradox
Hyperbole
41. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Anachronism
Imagery
Exciting Force
Confidant
42. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Implication
Heroic Couplet
Figurative Language
Surrealism
43. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Superhero(ine)
Anachronism
Allusion
Antihero(ine)
44. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Farce
Rhyme Scheme
Epithet
Syntax
45. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Sprung rhythm
Pastoral
Satire
Epithet
46. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Analogy
Apostrophe
Parody
Voice
47. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Myth
Antithesis
Allusion
Figurative Language
48. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Thesis
Stream of Consciousness
Empathy
Romance
49. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Figure of Speech
Anastrophe
Imagery
Foil
50. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Poetic Diction
Ballad
Dialect
Parody