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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






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






4. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






5. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






7. Subject






8. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






9. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






10. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






12. A category or type of literary or artistic work






13. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






14. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






15. A group of lines in a poem






16. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






18. A word imitating the sound it represents






19. 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






20. Words mean exactly what they say






21. A short story teaching a lesson






22. The prevailing psychological state






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






24. Before the main part or actually story






25. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






26. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






27. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






28. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (or vice versa) - the specific for the general (or vice versa) - or the material for the thing made from it






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






30. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






32. Series of events






33. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






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






35. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






36. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






37. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






38. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






40. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






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






42. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






43. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






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






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






48. Conjoining contradictory terms






49. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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







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