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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






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






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






4. A short story teaching a lesson






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






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






7. Exaggeration






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






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






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






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






12. The event that sets the plot into motion - triggering the conflict






13. A word imitating the sound it represents






14. A play on words






15. A worn-out idea or overused expression






16. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






17. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






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






20. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






22. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






23. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.






24. 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






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






26. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






27. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






28. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






29. An idea that is implied or suggested






30. 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






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






32. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious






33. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






34. Subject






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






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






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






38. Humorous imitation






39. A group of lines in a poem






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






41. To display emotions and ideas






42. Series of events






43. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






45. The perspective from which a story is told






46. Words mean exactly what they say






47. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






48. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






50. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot