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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






2. To display emotions and ideas






3. Words mean exactly what they say






4. Emotional appeal






5. (tall): short piece of fiction






6. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






7. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






9. Subject






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






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






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






13. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






15. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






16. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






18. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






22. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






24. Suggestions or hints






25. The prevailing psychological state






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






27. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






30. Dictionary definition of a word






31. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






33. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






34. The process by which the writer develops a character






35. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






36. Address to an absent or imaginary person






37. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






39. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






41. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






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






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






47. Attitude or mood towards a subject






48. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






50. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms