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






2. A message that digresses from the main subject






3. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






4. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






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






6. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






8. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature






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






10. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






12. A worn-out idea or overused expression






13. A short story teaching a lesson






14. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






15. The main (good) character






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






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






18. Point of view






19. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






20. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






22. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






24. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






25. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






26. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






27. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






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






29. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions






30. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






31. A final settlement






32. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






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






34. Recurring at regular intervals






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






36. Before the main part or actually story






37. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






38. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






40. Exaggeration






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






42. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






43. A group of lines in a poem






44. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






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






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






48. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






50. Address to an absent or imaginary person