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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A word imitating the sound it represents






2. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






3. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






6. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






7. Someone to whom private matters are confided






8. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






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






10. A contradiction or dilemma






11. Before the main part or actually story






12. Conjoining contradictory terms






13. The final actions or solution of the plot






14. (tall): short piece of fiction






15. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






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






18. A worn-out idea or overused expression






19. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






21. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






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






25. A group of lines in a poem






26. A final settlement






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Series of events






34. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






36. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






37. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






39. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






40. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






41. An idea that is implied or suggested






42. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






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






44. Humorous imitation






45. A play on words






46. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances






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






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






49. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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