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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 story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






2. Recurring at regular intervals






3. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






4. A play on words






5. Humorous imitation






6. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






8. Emotional appeal






9. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






10. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






12. The main (good) character






13. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






14. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






17. 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






18. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






19. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






21. A category or type of literary or artistic work






22. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






23. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






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






25. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






27. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






28. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






29. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






31. Dramatic speech to oneself






32. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






33. Address to an absent or imaginary person






34. A message that digresses from the main subject






35. The freedom of a poet in writing






36. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






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






38. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






41. Subject






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






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






44. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






45. Dictionary definition of a word






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






47. Word choice






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






49. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






50. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem