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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






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






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






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






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






7. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






9. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






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






12. A final settlement






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






14. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






15. Series of events






16. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






17. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






18. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






19. Exaggeration






20. 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






21. Attitude or mood towards a subject






22. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






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






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






27. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






39. A message that digresses from the main subject






40. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






41. A short story teaching a lesson






42. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






44. The final actions or solution of the plot






45. Humorous imitation






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






47. 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






48. Word choice






49. Suggestions or hints






50. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)