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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






2. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






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






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






6. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






8. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






9. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






10. A short story teaching a lesson






11. Word choice






12. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






18. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






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






22. A message that digresses from the main subject






23. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






25. 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






26. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






28. Anything that stands for or represents something else






29. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






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






31. The perspective from which a story is told






32. Point of view






33. Words mean exactly what they say






34. Humorous imitation






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






36. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






38. Dictionary definition of a word






39. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






41. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






42. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






43. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






44. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






46. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






49. A group of lines in a poem






50. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style







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