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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Subject






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






4. Point of view






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






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






7. Suggestions or hints






8. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






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






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






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






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






13. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






15. Recurring at regular intervals






16. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






19. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






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






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






22. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






24. An idea that is implied or suggested






25. 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






26. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






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






35. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






36. Series of events






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






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






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






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






41. Conjoining contradictory terms






42. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






43. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






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






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






46. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






47. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






48. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






49. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






50. Dictionary definition of a word







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