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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 person with powers greater than that of a normal being






2. Point of view






3. A category or type of literary or artistic work






4. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






5. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






6. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






7. To display emotions and ideas






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






9. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






10. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






11. A short story teaching a lesson






12. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






15. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






17. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






18. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






19. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style






20. Words mean exactly what they say






21. Word choice






22. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






23. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






25. Exaggeration






26. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






30. The main (good) character






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






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






33. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






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






36. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






37. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






40. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






41. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






42. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






43. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






44. A worn-out idea or overused expression






45. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






47. Dramatic speech to oneself






48. 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






49. Suggestions or hints






50. A contradiction or dilemma