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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The perspective from which a story is told
Hero(ine)
Anecdote
Point of View
Idiom
2. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
Expressive Purpose
Topic
Sonnet
3. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
Parallelism
Stereotype Character
Anthropomorphism
Style
4. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Alliteration
Sarcasm
Euphemism
Antihero(ine)
5. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject
Satire
Concrete Poetry
Inference
Voice
6. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Poetic Syntax
Resolution
Euphony
Euphemism
7. 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
Aphorism
Iambic Pentameter
Tale
Antithesis
8. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Fable
Mood
Myth
Informative Purpose
9. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Expository Purpose
Argumentative purpose
Stereotype Character
Parable
10. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Ballad
Sarcasm
Conclusion
Sprung rhythm
11. Conjoining contradictory terms
Oxymoron
Organizing Principles
Idiom
Confidant
12. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Anecdote
Poetic License
Blank Verse
Metonymy
13. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Ode
Flashback
Anthropomorphism
Consonance
14. 1. Categorical Design 2. Chronologically: time order 3. Spatially: geographically 4. Cause & Effect
Organizing Principles
Assonance
Perspective
Climate
15. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Stereotype Character
Theme
Conclusion
Sonnet
16. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Ballad
Idiom
Dialect
Farce
17. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Alliteration
Satire
Comedy
Myth
18. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Ballad
Figure of Speech
Tone
Pathos
19. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Consonance
Exciting Force
Cliche
Paradox
20. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead
Voice
Narrative
Couplet
Elegy
21. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.
Understatement
Rhyme Scheme
Hyperbole
Villain(ess)
22. An evil or wicked person; antagonist
Epithet
Third-person
Argumentative purpose
Villain(ess)
23. Dictionary definition of a word
Alliteration
Empathy
Organizing Principles
Denotation
24. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Conflict
Persuasive Purpose
Allusion
Sequence Patterns
25. A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
Oxymoron
Metonymy
Realism
26. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Informative Purpose
Inference
Idiom
Expository Purpose
27. To display emotions and ideas
Ode
Sarcasm
Expressive Purpose
Rising Action
28. Recurring at regular intervals
Rhythm
Oxymoron
Myth
Imagery
29. Subject
Ode
Rhyme Scheme
Denouement
Topic
30. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Tragedy
Fable
Stream of Consciousness
Empathy
31. The overall emotion created by a work of literature
Symbol
Mood
Understatement
Apostrophe
32. The prevailing psychological state
Climate
Epigram
Allegory
Ballad
33. Exaggeration
Synecdoche
Realism
Genre
Hyperbole
34. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
Style
Anthropomorphism
Heroic Couplet
Superhero(ine)
35. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication
Denouement
Literal Meaning
Comedy
Context
36. A play on words
Persona
Pun
Legend
Monologue
37. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood
Fable
Hero(ine)
Theme
Argumentative purpose
38. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Simile
Myth
Blank Verse
Syntax
39. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Personification
Folktale
Informative Purpose
Epithet
40. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer; emphasizing the obvious
Plot
Rhetorical Question
Stream of Consciousness
Blank Verse
41. A person with powers greater than that of a normal being
Persona
Heroic Couplet
Superhero(ine)
Elegy
42. A final settlement
Symbol
Resolution
Villain(ess)
Conclusion
43. A contradiction or dilemma
Superhero(ine)
Paradox
Parody
Falling Action
44. A short story teaching a lesson
Analogy
Soliloquy
Parable
Crisis
45. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Realism
Tragedy
Aphorism
Personification
46. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Assonance
Exposition
Expressive Purpose
Ode
47. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Myth
Legend
Symbol
48. Dramatic speech to oneself
Exposition
Soliloquy
Style
Point of View
49. The main (good) character
Maxim
Hero(ine)
Euphemism
Implication
50. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Tone
Realism
Ballad
Voice