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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 30 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Dramatic speech to oneself






2. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






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






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






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






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






7. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






8. A contradiction or dilemma






9. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






12. 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






13. Point of view






14. The perspective from which a story is told






15. A message that digresses from the main subject






16. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






17. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






18. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






19. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






21. Emotional appeal






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






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






24. Address to an absent or imaginary person






25. A final settlement






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






27. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






28. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






30. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






31. The final actions or solution of the plot






32. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






34. Subject






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






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






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






38. An idea that is implied or suggested






39. Suggestions or hints






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






41. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






43. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






45. Attitude or mood towards a subject






46. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






47. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






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