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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 brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






2. The prevailing psychological state






3. Word choice






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






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






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






7. Recurring at regular intervals






8. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






9. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






10. The final actions or solution of the plot






11. 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






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






13. Series of events






14. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






16. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






17. Before the main part or actually story






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






19. Address to an absent or imaginary person






20. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






21. To display emotions and ideas






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






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






24. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






26. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Humorous imitation






38. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding






39. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






40. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






41. An idea that is implied or suggested






42. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






43. Emotional appeal






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






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






46. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






47. Dramatic speech to oneself






48. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






50. The main (good) character