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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style






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






3. Point of view






4. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






7. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






9. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






10. Subject






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






12. A final settlement






13. Word choice






14. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






15. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






18. Recurring at regular intervals






19. A character or force in conflict with the main character






20. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






21. (tall): short piece of fiction






22. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story






23. The perspective from which a story is told






24. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






25. A play on words






26. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






27. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






29. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






30. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






31. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






32. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






33. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






34. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






35. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






36. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






37. 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






38. Emotional appeal






39. A short story teaching a lesson






40. Series of events






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






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






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






44. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






45. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






47. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






48. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






49. Someone to whom private matters are confided






50. A contradiction or dilemma