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






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






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






4. Words mean exactly what they say






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






6. Anything that stands for or represents something else






7. Dramatic speech to oneself






8. Subject






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






16. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






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






19. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






20. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






23. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






24. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






27. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






28. The final actions or solution of the plot






29. Series of events






30. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






31. The main (good) character






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






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






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






35. The process by which the writer develops a character






36. Point of view






37. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






38. The prevailing psychological state






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






40. A word imitating the sound it represents






41. A short story teaching a lesson






42. Recurring at regular intervals






43. Suggestions or hints






44. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






45. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






46. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






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






49. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






50. Address to an absent or imaginary person