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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Figure of Speech
Sprung rhythm
Descriptive Purpose
Syntax
2. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Rhyme
Rhythm
Personification
Stream of Consciousness
3. Conjoining contradictory terms
Oxymoron
Sarcasm
Figure of Speech
Anecdote
4. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Iambic Pentameter
Tone
Informative Purpose
Persuasive Purpose
5. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Parody
Euphony
Free Verse
Third-person
6. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Euphony
Allusion
Rhetorical Question
Tale
7. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Falling Action
Assonance
Folktale
Apostrophe
8. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Mood
Sequence Patterns
Villain(ess)
Plot
9. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Stream of Consciousness
Persuasive Purpose
Climax
Exposition
10. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Interior Monologue
Concrete Poetry
Metaphor
Fable
11. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Stereotype Character
Cliche
Realism
Aphorism
12. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Genre
Exposition
Figurative Language
Superhero(ine)
13. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Connotation
Epithet
Feeling
Descriptive Purpose
14. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Conflict
Theater
Poetic Syntax
Narrative
15. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Point of View
Persuasive Purpose
Satire
Dramatic Monologue
16. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Metaphor
Stereotype Character
Rhyme
Legend
17. The final actions or solution of the plot
Implication
Resolution
Context
Dialect
18. The prevailing psychological state
Atmosphere
Climate
Diction
Topic
19. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Setting
Rhyme Scheme
Argumentative purpose
Foreshadowing
20. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Rhetorical Question
Irony
Inference
Poetic Diction
21. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Conclusion
Point of View
Anastrophe
22. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Imagery
Style
Narrative Purpose
Synecdoche
23. The freedom of a poet in writing
Hyperbole
Poetic License
Superhero(ine)
Empathy
24. A play on words
Concrete Poetry
Atmosphere
Anastrophe
Pun
25. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Consonance
Diction
Fable
Understatement
26. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Iambic Pentameter
Euphemism
Organizing Principles
Exposition
27. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Comedy
Aside
Climax
Tone
28. 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
Idiom
Soliloquy
Genre
Iambic Pentameter
29. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Stanza
Heroic Couplet
Personification
Satire
30. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Atmosphere
Dramatic Monologue
Rhyme Scheme
Monologue
31. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Euphony
Dialect
Monologue
32. The perspective from which a story is told
Superhero(ine)
Anthropomorphism
Point of View
Foil
33. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Aphorism
Tragedy
Epigram
Irony
34. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Aphorism
Myth
Falling Action
Characterization
35. Subject
Genre
Topic
Atmosphere
Rhyme
36. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Tragedy
Theater
Foreshadowing
Irony
37. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified
Metonymy
Heroic Couplet
Context
Syntax
38. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Parallelism
Monologue
Setting
Romance
39. Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Ballad
Rhetorical Question
Symbol
40. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Heroic Couplet
Conflict
Epigram
Expressive Purpose
41. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Blank Verse
Anthropomorphism
Voice
Diction
42. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Sequence Patterns
Farce
Crisis
Mood
43. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Oxymoron
Pastoral
Simile
Concrete Poetry
44. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Argumentative purpose
Antagonist
Comedy
Confidant
45. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Pathos
Romance
Exciting Force
Atmosphere
46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Mood
Figure of Speech
Anastrophe
Sonnet
47. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Personification
Context
Denotation
Imagery
48. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Exposition
Inference
Narrative
Sonnet
49. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Stream of Consciousness
Expressive Purpose
Poetic Diction
Third-person
50. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Plot
Realism
Oxymoron
Maxim