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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Parallelism
Atmosphere
Theater
Syntax
2. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Parallelism
Anastrophe
Third-person
Complication
3. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Legend
Theater
4. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Elegy
Metonymy
Ballad
Hyperbole
5. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Interior Monologue
Allusion
Realism
Anastrophe
6. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Genre
Metaphor
Antihero(ine)
Falling Action
7. Point of view
Perspective
Poetic Syntax
Surrealism
Free Verse
8. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Literal Meaning
Heroic Couplet
Paradox
Epigram
9. 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
Foil
Metonymy
Exposition
Tragedy
10. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Exciting Force
Free Verse
Romance
Rhythm
11. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Theme
Euphemism
Connotation
Narrative Purpose
12. Exaggeration
Style
Hyperbole
Aphorism
Anecdote
13. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Dramatic Monologue
Expository Purpose
Poetic Diction
Anthropomorphism
14. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Confidant
Denotation
Pun
Maxim
15. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Narrative Purpose
Legend
Monologue
Realism
16. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Poetic Diction
Allusion
Satire
Parody
17. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Denouement
Apostrophe
Argumentative purpose
Antagonist
18. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being
Heroic Couplet
Maxim
Personification
Superhero(ine)
19. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Rhythm
Pathos
Thesis
20. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Stream of Consciousness
Exciting Force
Tone
Iambic Pentameter
21. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Iambic Pentameter
Atmosphere
Superhero(ine)
Anastrophe
22. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Narrative Purpose
Foil
Denouement
Persuasive Purpose
23. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Iambic Pentameter
Expository Purpose
Antihero(ine)
Legend
24. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Farce
Flashback
25. 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
Introduction
Synecdoche
Paradox
Poetic Syntax
26. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Rhyme
Irony
Context
Syntax
27. 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
Surrealism
Setting
Iambic Pentameter
Voice
28. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Antithesis
Blank Verse
Apostrophe
Sprung rhythm
29. Dictionary definition of a word
Thesis
Romance
Anecdote
Denotation
30. Before the main part or actually story
Connotation
Farce
Feeling
Introduction
31. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Euphemism
Ode
Falling Action
Anthropomorphism
32. The process by which the writer develops a character
Figurative Language
Characterization
Euphony
Free Verse
33. Dramatic speech to oneself
Dialect
Paradox
Satire
Soliloquy
34. The main (good) character
Connotation
Stream of Consciousness
Hero(ine)
Fable
35. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Thesis
Dialect
Rising Action
Stanza
36. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Stanza
Pastoral
Literal Meaning
Figure of Speech
37. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Personification
Dramatic Monologue
Consonance
Figurative Language
38. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
First-person
Symbol
Euphony
Imagery
39. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
Anthropomorphism
Setting
Realism
40. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Blank Verse
Climate
Understatement
Allusion
41. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Pastoral
Theme
Foil
Feeling
42. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Descriptive Purpose
Parallelism
Metonymy
Characterization
43. A group of lines in a poem
Symbol
Climax
Stanza
Pastoral
44. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
First-person
Expository Purpose
Farce
Climate
45. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Synecdoche
Connotation
Cliche
Interior Monologue
46. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Tragedy
Tone
Argumentative purpose
Persuasive Purpose
47. A play on words
Blank Verse
Idiom
Empathy
Pun
48. Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Anastrophe
Realism
Figurative Language
Heroic Couplet
49. The freedom of a poet in writing
Villain(ess)
Maxim
Paradox
Poetic License
50. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Conclusion
Genre
Exposition
Irony