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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A short story teaching a lesson






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






3. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






4. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






5. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






6. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






7. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






8. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






9. Suggestions or hints






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






11. A play on words






12. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






13. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






14. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






15. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect






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






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






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






19. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






20. Series of events






21. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






22. The prevailing psychological state






23. Point of view






24. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






26. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






27. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






29. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






32. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






33. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






34. The final actions or solution of the plot






35. Subject






36. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






37. A message that digresses from the main subject






38. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






40. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






43. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






46. Before the main part or actually story






47. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






48. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






49. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






50. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices