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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An idea that is implied or suggested
Sonnet
Monologue
Romance
Connotation
2. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Anthropomorphism
Denouement
Resolution
Thesis
3. Words mean exactly what they say
Resolution
Farce
Literal Meaning
Feeling
4. A group of lines in a poem
Romance
Ballad
Stanza
Persona
5. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Exciting Force
Metonymy
Imagery
Heroic Couplet
6. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Maxim
Rhyme
Stanza
Superhero(ine)
7. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Free Verse
Denotation
Pun
8. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Realism
Exposition
Topic
Mood
9. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Pastoral
Realism
Tone
Climax
10. 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
Anecdote
Mood
Tone
Metonymy
11. A final settlement
Hyperbole
Denouement
Syntax
Conclusion
12. An event or action in a work of literature that serves to intensify and develop the conflict.
Conclusion
Complication
Oxymoron
Legend
13. Anything that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
Maxim
Irony
Argumentative purpose
14. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Pastoral
Antihero(ine)
Cliche
Fable
15. Subject
Topic
Conflict
Thesis
Empathy
16. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Stanza
Symbol
Pastoral
Sequence Patterns
17. (tall): short piece of fiction
Tale
Mood
Persona
Descriptive Purpose
18. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Context
Antagonist
Conclusion
Blank Verse
19. Recurring at regular intervals
Parody
Aside
Heroic Couplet
Rhythm
20. A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Pathos
Rhetorical Question
Setting
Fable
21. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Cliche
Sonnet
Stanza
Mood
22. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Denotation
Poetic Diction
Literal Meaning
Thesis
23. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities
Couplet
Iambic Pentameter
Foil
Synecdoche
24. Exaggeration
Iambic Pentameter
Hyperbole
Point of View
Topic
25. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Exciting Force
Legend
Euphony
Antagonist
26. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Dialect
Tone
Characterization
Farce
27. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
Onomatopoeia
Poetic License
Thesis
First-person
28. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Sonnet
Literal Meaning
Rhythm
Narrative
29. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Stream of Consciousness
Alliteration
Couplet
Paradox
30. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Syntax
Antihero(ine)
Pastoral
Folktale
31. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Stanza
Organizing Principles
Feeling
Fable
32. A message that digresses from the main subject
Free Verse
Aside
Surrealism
Rhyme
33. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Third-person
Euphony
Parody
Persuasive Purpose
34. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Ballad
Implication
Stream of Consciousness
Poetic License
35. The freedom of a poet in writing
Poetic License
Antihero(ine)
Plot
Feeling
36. A contradiction or dilemma
Myth
Superhero(ine)
Paradox
Sequence Patterns
37. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Tragedy
Sprung rhythm
Satire
Superhero(ine)
38. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Antagonist
Setting
Epithet
Sarcasm
39. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Genre
Figurative Language
Exposition
Pathos
40. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Superhero(ine)
Climate
Sarcasm
Crisis
41. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener
Rhythm
Stanza
Dramatic Monologue
Anecdote
42. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Thesis
Onomatopoeia
Climax
Hero(ine)
43. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Rising Action
Theme
Comedy
Personification
44. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Metaphor
Symbol
Fable
Dialect
45. A short story teaching a lesson
Parable
Rhyme
Figure of Speech
Metonymy
46. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Rhyme
Context
Implication
Dialect
47. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Comedy
Genre
Third-person
Foreshadowing
48. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Organizing Principles
Anecdote
Expressive Purpose
Idiom
49. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker
Dialect
Tone
Figure of Speech
Monologue
50. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Superhero(ine)
Iambic Pentameter
Allegory
Anachronism