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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Sarcasm
Denotation
Antithesis
Folktale
2. Series of events
Rhythm
Blank Verse
Complication
Plot
3. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Style
Understatement
Free Verse
Aphorism
4. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Blank Verse
Irony
Characterization
Hero(ine)
5. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Aside
Complication
Assonance
Metonymy
6. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Irony
Sarcasm
Pun
Comedy
7. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Onomatopoeia
Inference
Poetic Diction
First-person
8. 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
Context
Metonymy
Hero(ine)
Farce
9. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Monologue
Oxymoron
Crisis
Theme
10. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Free Verse
Tragedy
Symbol
Soliloquy
11. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Point of View
Plot
Parable
Sprung rhythm
12. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Rhyme Scheme
Antihero(ine)
Tone
Anastrophe
13. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Parable
Superhero(ine)
Tone
Cliche
14. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Soliloquy
Parody
Sequence Patterns
Interior Monologue
15. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Poetic License
Figure of Speech
Syntax
Pathos
16. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Symbol
Personification
Voice
Resolution
17. Words mean exactly what they say
Rhyme
Literal Meaning
Metaphor
Persona
18. Emotional appeal
Pathos
Monologue
Literal Meaning
Surrealism
19. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Allegory
Heroic Couplet
Denouement
Syntax
20. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Antithesis
Irony
Maxim
Exposition
21. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Theme
Paradox
Consonance
Expository Purpose
22. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Point of View
Elegy
Foil
Mood
23. A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Pun
Fable
Organizing Principles
Anecdote
24. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
Resolution
Hyperbole
Heroic Couplet
First-person
25. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Implication
Inference
Diction
Stream of Consciousness
26. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Topic
Analogy
Free Verse
Rising Action
27. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Romance
Aside
Poetic Syntax
Resolution
28. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Narrative Purpose
Epigram
Poetic License
Antagonist
29. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Descriptive Purpose
Ode
Exciting Force
Ballad
30. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Third-person
Poetic Syntax
Tale
Resolution
31. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Rising Action
Surrealism
Sonnet
Epithet
32. Word choice
Setting
Anthropomorphism
Literal Meaning
Diction
33. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Imagery
Farce
Expository Purpose
Genre
34. A short story teaching a lesson
Aphorism
Expressive Purpose
Parable
Atmosphere
35. To display emotions and ideas
Style
Empathy
Expressive Purpose
Rhetorical Question
36. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Surrealism
Metaphor
Myth
Genre
37. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Pathos
Satire
Context
Narrative
38. The perspective from which a story is told
Syntax
Point of View
Pun
Climax
39. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Denotation
Aside
Ballad
Myth
40. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Poetic Diction
Dramatic Monologue
Epigram
Cliche
41. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
Voice
Elegy
Anastrophe
Atmosphere
42. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Euphemism
Metaphor
Complication
Rhythm
43. 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
Voice
Iambic Pentameter
Understatement
Allegory
44. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Stream of Consciousness
Pastoral
Myth
Narrative Purpose
45. A play on words
Euphemism
Empathy
Rhythm
Pun
46. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Assonance
Descriptive Purpose
Stream of Consciousness
Sprung rhythm
47. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Idiom
Metonymy
Pun
Antithesis
48. Recurring at regular intervals
Falling Action
Persona
Implication
Rhythm
49. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Tragedy
Antagonist
Argumentative purpose
Atmosphere
50. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Point of View
Rhetorical Question
Descriptive Purpose
Expressive Purpose
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