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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject
Stanza
Concrete Poetry
Poetic License
Flashback
2. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Maxim
Third-person
Blank Verse
Syntax
3. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Assonance
Genre
Hero(ine)
Expressive Purpose
4. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Expressive Purpose
Anecdote
Dialect
Tragedy
5. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Dialect
Cliche
Plot
Narrative Purpose
6. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Folktale
Theater
Confidant
Falling Action
7. A play on words
Pun
Villain(ess)
Allegory
Ballad
8. Dramatic speech to oneself
Paradox
Persona
Soliloquy
Poetic Diction
9. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Surrealism
Anthropomorphism
Rising Action
Empathy
10. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Dramatic Monologue
Analogy
Villain(ess)
Couplet
11. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Blank Verse
Alliteration
Interior Monologue
Argumentative purpose
12. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Implication
Satire
Foreshadowing
Tragedy
13. The prevailing psychological state
Poetic License
Stereotype Character
Climate
Syntax
14. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Climax
Sequence Patterns
Antithesis
Dramatic Monologue
15. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Anecdote
Dialect
Persona
Exposition
16. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Rhetorical Question
Analogy
Empathy
Genre
17. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as
Climate
Metaphor
Setting
Folktale
18. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Foil
Sarcasm
Point of View
Allegory
19. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Sprung rhythm
Realism
Mood
Soliloquy
20. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Inference
Epithet
Anthropomorphism
Tone
21. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Complication
Couplet
Setting
Plot
22. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Apostrophe
Pun
Heroic Couplet
Allusion
23. The final actions or solution of the plot
Rhythm
Resolution
Euphemism
Literal Meaning
24. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Persuasive Purpose
Monologue
Myth
Aphorism
25. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Irony
Empathy
Flashback
Stanza
26. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Antithesis
Consonance
Paradox
Rhyme Scheme
27. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Crisis
Poetic Diction
Mood
Implication
28. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Blank Verse
First-person
Understatement
Tale
29. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Context
Rising Action
Sequence Patterns
Couplet
30. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Style
Sarcasm
Poetic Diction
Superhero(ine)
31. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place
Setting
Antihero(ine)
Alliteration
Genre
32. Address to an absent or imaginary person
Apostrophe
Irony
Euphony
Maxim
33. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Feeling
Allegory
Aside
Argumentative purpose
34. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Sonnet
Poetic License
Tale
Apostrophe
35. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Implication
Parallelism
Cliche
Comedy
36. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Idiom
Cliche
Superhero(ine)
Antihero(ine)
37. The main (good) character
Hero(ine)
Aphorism
Crisis
Analogy
38. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Farce
Allegory
Antagonist
Pun
39. Suggestions or hints
Blank Verse
Exciting Force
Informative Purpose
Implication
40. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Climax
Conflict
Understatement
Imagery
41. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Conflict
Symbol
Free Verse
Theater
42. Dictionary definition of a word
Mood
Inference
Denotation
Confidant
43. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Realism
Poetic Diction
Epithet
Euphemism
44. To display emotions and ideas
Expressive Purpose
Syntax
Epithet
Inference
45. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Argumentative purpose
Epigram
Antithesis
Climax
46. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Diction
Heroic Couplet
Epithet
Falling Action
47. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Exciting Force
Expository Purpose
Couplet
Surrealism
48. Recurring at regular intervals
Complication
Oxymoron
Sprung rhythm
Rhythm
49. A short story teaching a lesson
Heroic Couplet
Idiom
Literal Meaning
Parable
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
Stereotype Character
Iambic Pentameter
Connotation
Rising Action