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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






2. Suggestions or hints






3. The final actions or solution of the plot






4. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






5. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






6. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






7. 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






8. A play on words






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






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






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






12. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






14. To display emotions and ideas






15. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






17. A short story teaching a lesson






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






19. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






20. Conjoining contradictory terms






21. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






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






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






25. The main (good) character






26. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






27. Humorous imitation






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






29. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






31. A contradiction or dilemma






32. The freedom of a poet in writing






33. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






34. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






36. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






37. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






38. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






39. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






41. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






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






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






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






45. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






46. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






47. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






48. A group of lines in a poem






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






50. Emotional appeal