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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 person with powers greater than that of a normal being






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






3. The perspective from which a story is told






4. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






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






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






9. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






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






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






12. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






15. 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






16. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






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






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






20. Emotional appeal






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






22. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






23. A message that digresses from the main subject






24. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






25. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






27. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






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






31. Words mean exactly what they say






32. Series of events






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






34. The final actions or solution of the plot






35. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






36. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






37. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






38. Subject






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






40. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






41. Address to an absent or imaginary person






42. Point of view






43. Recurring at regular intervals






44. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






45. A category or type of literary or artistic work






46. To display emotions and ideas






47. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






49. 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






50. Inversion of the natural or usual word order