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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Expressive Purpose
Synecdoche
Alliteration
Plot
2. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Parable
Figurative Language
Persuasive Purpose
Literal Meaning
3. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Euphony
Imagery
Narrative Purpose
Antithesis
4. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Antagonist
Persona
Rhyme
Comedy
5. Address to an absent or imaginary person
Antihero(ine)
Folktale
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
6. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Complication
Anachronism
Falling Action
Ode
7. 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
Implication
Iambic Pentameter
Free Verse
Tragedy
8. Subject
Elegy
Topic
Blank Verse
Synecdoche
9. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Expressive Purpose
Assonance
Climax
Inference
10. A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Syntax
Fable
Flashback
Context
11. To display emotions and ideas
Alliteration
Allegory
Apostrophe
Expressive Purpose
12. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Free Verse
Feeling
Metonymy
Idiom
13. Suggestions or hints
Comedy
Interior Monologue
Organizing Principles
Implication
14. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Rhyme
Alliteration
Figure of Speech
Voice
15. (tall): short piece of fiction
Paradox
Tale
Antihero(ine)
Concrete Poetry
16. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Folktale
Theater
Euphemism
Falling Action
17. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Anthropomorphism
Metaphor
Blank Verse
Ode
18. A word imitating the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
Persuasive Purpose
Alliteration
Antagonist
19. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Syntax
Onomatopoeia
Narrative
Crisis
20. Point of view
Perspective
Implication
Villain(ess)
Style
21. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Implication
Surrealism
Epithet
Argumentative purpose
22. A contradiction or dilemma
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Anachronism
Paradox
23. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Dramatic Monologue
Folktale
Stream of Consciousness
Poetic License
24. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous
Poetic License
Antihero(ine)
Narrative
Topic
25. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Stream of Consciousness
Conflict
Interior Monologue
Theme
26. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Metaphor
Syntax
Myth
Climate
27. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Mood
Rhythm
Theme
Descriptive Purpose
28. An idea that is implied or suggested
Connotation
Comedy
Expository Purpose
Apostrophe
29. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Foil
Anecdote
Epigram
Tragedy
30. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Villain(ess)
Context
Genre
Stanza
31. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Descriptive Purpose
Rhetorical Question
Analogy
Interior Monologue
32. Humorous imitation
Parody
Aside
Poetic Diction
Iambic Pentameter
33. A play on words
Aside
Pun
Concrete Poetry
Expressive Purpose
34. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Climate
Synecdoche
Style
Antithesis
35. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Inference
Poetic License
Conflict
Metaphor
36. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Maxim
Genre
Tale
37. The process by which the writer develops a character
Tone
Euphemism
Characterization
Perspective
38. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Interior Monologue
Pun
Context
Persuasive Purpose
39. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Sprung rhythm
Style
Rhythm
Realism
40. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Denouement
Anecdote
Onomatopoeia
Folktale
41. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Blank Verse
Pathos
Literal Meaning
Narrative
42. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Poetic Diction
Superhero(ine)
Theater
Inference
43. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Feeling
Persona
Style
Oxymoron
44. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Understatement
Sprung rhythm
Synecdoche
Complication
45. 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
Alliteration
Climate
Stereotype Character
Heroic Couplet
46. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Theater
Consonance
Figure of Speech
Hyperbole
47. The freedom of a poet in writing
Monologue
Aside
Rhyme
Poetic License
48. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Tragedy
Figurative Language
Antagonist
Style
49. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Crisis
Persona
Anthropomorphism
Free Verse
50. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Feeling
Personification
Inference
Comedy