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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






2. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






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






6. Recurring at regular intervals






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






8. To display emotions and ideas






9. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






11. Humorous imitation






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






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






14. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






15. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






16. Exaggeration






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






18. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






20. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






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






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






23. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






24. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






25. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






26. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






27. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






28. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






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






31. An idea that is implied or suggested






32. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






35. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






37. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






38. Dictionary definition of a word






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






40. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






41. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






42. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






43. 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






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






45. Before the main part or actually story






46. Word choice






47. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (or vice versa) - the specific for the general (or vice versa) - or the material for the thing made from it






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






49. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






50. 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