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






2. Subject






3. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






4. The perspective from which a story is told






5. A short story teaching a lesson






6. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






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






8. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






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






13. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






14. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






15. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






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






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






18. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






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






20. An idea that is implied or suggested






21. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






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






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






26. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






27. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






28. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






30. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






31. A final settlement






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






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






34. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






35. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






36. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






37. A message that digresses from the main subject






38. The freedom of a poet in writing






39. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






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






41. Emotional appeal






42. Humorous imitation






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






44. The prevailing psychological state






45. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






47. Conjoining contradictory terms






48. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






49. Series of events






50. Someone to whom private matters are confided