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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






2. A short story teaching a lesson






3. The perspective from which a story is told






4. The prevailing psychological state






5. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






6. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






7. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






10. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






13. Series of events






14. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






15. Subject






16. A play on words






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






18. (tall): short piece of fiction






19. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






20. Point of view






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






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






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






24. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






27. Attitude or mood towards a subject






28. Humorous imitation






29. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






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






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






32. The main (good) character






33. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






36. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






37. A category or type of literary or artistic work






38. To display emotions and ideas






39. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






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






41. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






42. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






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






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






45. 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






46. A message that digresses from the main subject






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






48. 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






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






50. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution