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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






2. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






3. Subject






4. The final actions or solution of the plot






5. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






8. Point of view






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






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






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






12. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






13. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






14. Emotional appeal






15. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






18. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






20. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






21. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






22. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






24. Someone to whom private matters are confided






25. (tall): short piece of fiction






26. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






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






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






29. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






32. Exaggeration






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






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






35. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being






36. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






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






39. Recurring at regular intervals






40. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






41. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






44. An idea that is implied or suggested






45. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






46. A worn-out idea or overused expression






47. Conjoining contradictory terms






48. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






49. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






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