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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. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






2. Anything that stands for or represents something else






3. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






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






5. A contradiction or dilemma






6. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






10. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






11. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






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






13. An idea that is implied or suggested






14. Series of events






15. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






16. The freedom of a poet in writing






17. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






18. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






19. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






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






21. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






23. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






24. Conjoining contradictory terms






25. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






26. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.






27. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






28. The perspective from which a story is told






29. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






30. Recurring at regular intervals






31. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






33. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






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






35. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






36. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






37. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






40. Word choice






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






42. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






44. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






46. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






48. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






49. (tall): short piece of fiction






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