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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as
Tale
Metaphor
Aside
Pun
2. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being
Superhero(ine)
Iambic Pentameter
Farce
Tragedy
3. A contradiction or dilemma
Symbol
Paradox
Sprung rhythm
Crisis
4. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Narrative
Consonance
Maxim
Figurative Language
5. Emotional appeal
Imagery
Conflict
Pathos
Implication
6. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Epigram
Parody
Assonance
Style
7. Point of view
Tragedy
Anthropomorphism
Perspective
Topic
8. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Anastrophe
Tragedy
Pun
Persona
9. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Introduction
Narrative
Denouement
Tragedy
10. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Exposition
Personification
Implication
Folktale
11. A word imitating the sound it represents
Exposition
Realism
Monologue
Onomatopoeia
12. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Anthropomorphism
Argumentative purpose
Mood
Falling Action
13. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Argumentative purpose
Sarcasm
Assonance
Falling Action
14. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Farce
Pastoral
Tragedy
Parable
15. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Idiom
Iambic Pentameter
Confidant
Informative Purpose
16. Anything that stands for or represents something else
Parable
Conclusion
Anastrophe
Symbol
17. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Aside
Sonnet
Allegory
Feeling
18. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Dialect
Rhythm
First-person
Rhyme Scheme
19. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Free Verse
Expository Purpose
Stream of Consciousness
Comedy
20. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Antihero(ine)
Rising Action
Expository Purpose
Irony
21. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Introduction
Monologue
Interior Monologue
Dramatic Monologue
22. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Sarcasm
Genre
Alliteration
Perspective
23. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Oxymoron
Persuasive Purpose
Empathy
Plot
24. Subject
Irony
Style
Denouement
Topic
25. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Rhyme
Foil
Resolution
Tone
26. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Consonance
Foil
Tragedy
Imagery
27. A play on words
Conclusion
Pun
Villain(ess)
Ballad
28. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Personification
Poetic License
Farce
Thesis
29. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Dialect
Epithet
Free Verse
Pun
30. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Surrealism
Conflict
Feeling
Falling Action
31. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Imagery
Flashback
Antithesis
Style
32. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Antihero(ine)
Folktale
Dramatic Monologue
Figure of Speech
33. Recurring at regular intervals
Descriptive Purpose
Poetic License
Rhythm
Epigram
34. The process by which the writer develops a character
Anthropomorphism
Metaphor
Apostrophe
Characterization
35. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Understatement
Apostrophe
Antagonist
Setting
36. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Concrete Poetry
Iambic Pentameter
Expository Purpose
Realism
37. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Sequence Patterns
Consonance
Blank Verse
Climax
38. An idea that is implied or suggested
Connotation
First-person
Topic
Context
39. The perspective from which a story is told
Epigram
Persona
Exposition
Point of View
40. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Informative Purpose
Anachronism
Villain(ess)
Conflict
41. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Elegy
Foreshadowing
Tale
Theater
42. Dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Feeling
Interior Monologue
Ode
43. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Dramatic Monologue
Comedy
Diction
Inference
44. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Climax
Myth
Resolution
Synecdoche
45. A short story teaching a lesson
Antithesis
Narrative
Antagonist
Parable
46. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Context
Organizing Principles
Expressive Purpose
Conflict
47. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Pastoral
Parallelism
Alliteration
Conflict
48. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Expressive Purpose
Allusion
Concrete Poetry
Rising Action
49. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Simile
Fable
Antagonist
Dialect
50. The final actions or solution of the plot
Persona
Resolution
First-person
Euphony
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