Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






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






3. 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






4. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






6. To display emotions and ideas






7. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects






8. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






10. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






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






14. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






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






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






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






20. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






21. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






23. The process by which the writer develops a character






24. Suggestions or hints






25. An idea that is implied or suggested






26. Point of view






27. A play on words






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






29. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






30. 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






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






32. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






33. Dictionary definition of a word






34. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.






35. Humorous imitation






36. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






38. Word choice






39. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






41. The prevailing psychological state






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






43. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






44. The perspective from which a story is told






45. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






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






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






48. A word imitating the sound it represents






49. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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