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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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1. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Theater
Iambic Pentameter
Antihero(ine)
Crisis
2. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Metonymy
Connotation
Characterization
Understatement
3. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Assonance
Soliloquy
Maxim
Realism
4. The main (good) character
Hero(ine)
Setting
Empathy
Mood
5. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Aphorism
Poetic License
Empathy
Simile
6. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Rising Action
Expressive Purpose
Informative Purpose
Empathy
7. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Tone
Antagonist
Allusion
Sonnet
8. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Personification
Romance
Genre
Exciting Force
9. A character or force in conflict with the main character
Euphemism
Antagonist
Imagery
Syntax
10. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Personification
Stream of Consciousness
Concrete Poetry
Tragedy
11. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Falling Action
Sprung rhythm
Idiom
Organizing Principles
12. A group of lines in a poem
Plot
Stanza
Anthropomorphism
Empathy
13. The process by which the writer develops a character
Characterization
Anastrophe
Falling Action
Thesis
14. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless
Foreshadowing
Tale
Theater
Sarcasm
15. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Blank Verse
Exposition
Synecdoche
Farce
16. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Aphorism
Ode
Diction
Genre
17. The use of elevated language over ordinary language
Conclusion
Climate
Poetic Diction
Feeling
18. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Parable
Simile
Metaphor
Cliche
19. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Folktale
Sarcasm
Expository Purpose
Foreshadowing
20. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Soliloquy
Narrative Purpose
Assonance
Sarcasm
21. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Symbol
Pastoral
Allusion
Sarcasm
22. Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Antithesis
Idiom
Introduction
Anastrophe
23. A word imitating the sound it represents
Exciting Force
Villain(ess)
Ode
Onomatopoeia
24. 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
Analogy
Metaphor
Parable
Metonymy
25. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Oxymoron
Theme
Aphorism
Satire
26. A short story teaching a lesson
Anachronism
Parable
Farce
Diction
27. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Narrative
Antihero(ine)
Climate
Theme
28. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Falling Action
Pastoral
Persuasive Purpose
Interior Monologue
29. Point of view
Interior Monologue
Connotation
Perspective
Allegory
30. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Analogy
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme
Interior Monologue
31. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Theme
Denouement
Oxymoron
Interior Monologue
32. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Climax
Tone
Allusion
Persona
33. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society
Euphony
Satire
Legend
Apostrophe
34. A contradiction or dilemma
Paradox
Pun
Personification
Thesis
35. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject
First-person
Thesis
Implication
Concrete Poetry
36. Before the main part or actually story
Antithesis
Introduction
Figurative Language
Dialect
37. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Villain(ess)
Couplet
Descriptive Purpose
Hyperbole
38. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Anachronism
Pastoral
Epigram
First-person
39. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Tragedy
Epigram
Sprung rhythm
Implication
40. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Rising Action
Myth
Voice
Falling Action
41. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)
Epithet
Resolution
Conflict
Sequence Patterns
42. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Resolution
Heroic Couplet
Allusion
Genre
43. The prevailing psychological state
Topic
Paradox
Climate
Foil
44. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Soliloquy
Romance
Free Verse
Villain(ess)
45. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Climate
Stereotype Character
Analogy
Comedy
46. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
Imagery
Theme
Persona
Tone
47. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Conflict
Realism
Rhetorical Question
Consonance
48. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Informative Purpose
Connotation
Fable
Paradox
49. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Understatement
Oxymoron
Free Verse
Empathy
50. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Atmosphere
Consonance
Narrative Purpose
Crisis