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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






3. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






4. 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






5. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






6. 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






7. A final settlement






8. A character or force in conflict with the main character






9. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






11. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






12. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






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






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






15. The final actions or solution of the plot






16. Before the main part or actually story






17. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






20. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






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






22. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






23. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






24. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






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






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






27. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






30. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






31. The process by which the writer develops a character






32. (tall): short piece of fiction






33. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






35. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






37. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






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






39. Words mean exactly what they say






40. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






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






42. 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






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






44. Subject






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






46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






47. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






49. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






50. A message that digresses from the main subject