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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Maxim
Denotation
Crisis
Idiom
2. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Rhyme Scheme
Consonance
Allusion
Foreshadowing
3. Suggestions or hints
Apostrophe
Analogy
Tale
Implication
4. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Heroic Couplet
Voice
Soliloquy
Informative Purpose
5. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Imagery
Perspective
Informative Purpose
Irony
6. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Epithet
Topic
Inference
Tale
7. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Euphony
Anthropomorphism
Conclusion
Antihero(ine)
8. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Euphony
Poetic Syntax
Denotation
Interior Monologue
9. The process by which the writer develops a character
Characterization
Climax
Idiom
Figurative Language
10. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Aphorism
Empathy
Voice
Parallelism
11. A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
Narrative
Narrative Purpose
Sequence Patterns
12. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Crisis
Monologue
Romance
Tragedy
13. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Denouement
Alliteration
Aphorism
Satire
14. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Heroic Couplet
Antithesis
Feeling
Parallelism
15. 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
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme
Synecdoche
Rhythm
16. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Antagonist
Parody
Legend
Crisis
17. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Cliche
Expository Purpose
Feeling
Allusion
18. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Inference
Falling Action
Imagery
Interior Monologue
19. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Metonymy
Anastrophe
Organizing Principles
Complication
20. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
First-person
Elegy
Pathos
Stream of Consciousness
21. A contradiction or dilemma
Paradox
Figurative Language
Sequence Patterns
Stanza
22. Giving human characteristics to something that not human
Personification
Narrative
Crisis
Superhero(ine)
23. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Topic
Romance
Context
Exciting Force
24. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Elegy
Exciting Force
Diction
Sarcasm
25. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Poetic Diction
Assonance
Thesis
26. Dictionary definition of a word
Syntax
Topic
Third-person
Denotation
27. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Implication
Comedy
Persona
Folktale
28. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Literal Meaning
Foil
Context
Iambic Pentameter
29. A word imitating the sound it represents
First-person
Characterization
Rhyme Scheme
Onomatopoeia
30. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Flashback
Ballad
Monologue
Imagery
31. To display emotions and ideas
Personification
Atmosphere
Expressive Purpose
Antihero(ine)
32. Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Blank Verse
Anastrophe
Paradox
Realism
33. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
First-person
Narrative
Sonnet
Denouement
34. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Euphony
Onomatopoeia
Sonnet
Stereotype Character
35. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Dramatic Monologue
Idiom
Conflict
Theater
36. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Maxim
Euphemism
Exposition
Rhyme Scheme
37. Words mean exactly what they say
Realism
Rhythm
Literal Meaning
Antagonist
38. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Argumentative purpose
Maxim
Idiom
Voice
39. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Couplet
Folktale
Rising Action
Feeling
40. Subject
Setting
Climax
Topic
Parallelism
41. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Hero(ine)
Anecdote
Sprung rhythm
Couplet
42. Series of events
Idiom
Topic
Plot
Mood
43. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Theme
Rhyme
Connotation
Feeling
44. Point of view
Assonance
Perspective
Informative Purpose
Climate
45. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Iambic Pentameter
Romance
Euphony
Climax
46. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Exciting Force
Dramatic Monologue
Alliteration
Antithesis
47. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Euphemism
Allusion
Narrative Purpose
Climax
48. The prevailing psychological state
Climate
Onomatopoeia
Symbol
Personification
49. Conjoining contradictory terms
Persuasive Purpose
Conclusion
Oxymoron
Figure of Speech
50. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Syntax
Euphony
Tale
Mood
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