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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. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






2. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






3. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






4. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






6. Emotional appeal






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






8. An idea that is implied or suggested






9. Point of view






10. A group of lines in a poem






11. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






12. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






13. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






14. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






17. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






18. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






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






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






21. A category or type of literary or artistic work






22. The process by which the writer develops a character






23. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






24. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






25. The perspective from which a story is told






26. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






27. A short story teaching a lesson






28. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






29. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






30. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






32. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






33. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






35. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






36. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices






37. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






38. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






40. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






41. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






42. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






45. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






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






49. A message that digresses from the main subject






50. The prevailing psychological state