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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Anachronism
Idiom
Legend
Allusion
2. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Irony
Villain(ess)
Consonance
First-person
3. A final settlement
Understatement
Conclusion
Crisis
Antihero(ine)
4. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Exciting Force
Apostrophe
Figure of Speech
Alliteration
5. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Ballad
Sequence Patterns
Monologue
Satire
6. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Symbol
Stereotype Character
Persona
Sarcasm
7. An idea that is implied or suggested
Poetic Diction
Resolution
Connotation
Folktale
8. 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
Cliche
First-person
Elegy
Iambic Pentameter
9. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Simile
Syntax
Foreshadowing
Figure of Speech
10. The main (good) character
Cliche
Tale
First-person
Hero(ine)
11. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
Introduction
First-person
Stereotype Character
Parallelism
12. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Euphony
Surrealism
Tone
13. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Cliche
Mood
Metonymy
Free Verse
14. Address to an absent or imaginary person
Apostrophe
Tragedy
Inference
Persuasive Purpose
15. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Legend
Imagery
Style
Anachronism
16. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Stanza
Blank Verse
Informative Purpose
Atmosphere
17. Humorous imitation
Syntax
Parable
Fable
Parody
18. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'
Parody
Descriptive Purpose
Perspective
Blank Verse
19. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Ballad
Inference
Sequence Patterns
Comedy
20. The freedom of a poet in writing
Theme
Oxymoron
Cliche
Poetic License
21. The process by which the writer develops a character
Resolution
Introduction
Epithet
Characterization
22. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Stream of Consciousness
Inference
Idiom
Style
23. Conjoining contradictory terms
Maxim
Oxymoron
Antagonist
Apostrophe
24. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Heroic Couplet
Confidant
Sarcasm
Oxymoron
25. The prevailing psychological state
Climate
Descriptive Purpose
Falling Action
Interior Monologue
26. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Tone
Poetic Diction
Antithesis
Symbol
27. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Imagery
Style
Tone
Anthropomorphism
28. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Epigram
Blank Verse
Persona
Apostrophe
29. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict
Metonymy
Tale
Ode
Exciting Force
30. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Parable
Feeling
Simile
Crisis
31. Emotional appeal
Paradox
Understatement
Rhyme Scheme
Pathos
32. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Conclusion
Alliteration
Theme
33. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Denouement
Alliteration
Blank Verse
First-person
34. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Maxim
Rhetorical Question
Syntax
Free Verse
35. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Third-person
Metonymy
Dialect
Topic
36. The perspective from which a story is told
Alliteration
Symbol
Point of View
Idiom
37. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Organizing Principles
Parallelism
Euphemism
Metonymy
38. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Climax
Exposition
Maxim
Flashback
39. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Foil
Epithet
Aphorism
40. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Irony
Expository Purpose
Comedy
Pun
41. A worn-out idea or overused expression
Satire
Cliche
Stanza
Antithesis
42. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)
Tone
Apostrophe
Epithet
Informative Purpose
43. Subject
Topic
Dialect
Pastoral
Climate
44. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Sprung rhythm
Style
Implication
Crisis
45. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Informative Purpose
Foreshadowing
Feeling
Allegory
46. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Blank Verse
Legend
Climate
Realism
47. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Paradox
Anthropomorphism
Stereotype Character
Persuasive Purpose
48. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Expressive Purpose
Hyperbole
Allusion
Interior Monologue
49. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Cliche
Antihero(ine)
Rhetorical Question
Parallelism
50. Dramatic speech to oneself
Myth
Foil
Soliloquy
Complication