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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 real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






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






3. Word choice






4. Before the main part or actually story






5. A message that digresses from the main subject






6. Point of view






7. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






8. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






9. Someone to whom private matters are confided






10. 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






11. Suggestions or hints






12. The prevailing psychological state






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






14. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






16. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






17. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






18. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






19. The main (good) character






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






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






22. Anything that stands for or represents something else






23. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






24. Subject






25. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






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






27. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






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






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






30. Series of events






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






32. The process by which the writer develops a character






33. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






35. Words mean exactly what they say






36. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






38. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






39. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






40. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






43. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






45. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






46. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






47. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






48. A worn-out idea or overused expression






49. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






50. Humorous imitation