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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






2. Dictionary definition of a word






3. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






4. A contradiction or dilemma






5. The main (good) character






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






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






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






9. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






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






13. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






14. A final settlement






15. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






16. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






18. Exaggeration






19. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head






20. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






24. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






25. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying






26. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






27. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition






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






29. Someone to whom private matters are confided






30. Dramatic speech to oneself






31. Subject






32. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






34. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






35. 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






36. 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






37. Emotional appeal






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






39. To display emotions and ideas






40. The prevailing psychological state






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






42. A worn-out idea or overused expression






43. A play on words






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






45. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






46. Attitude or mood towards a subject






47. A word imitating the sound it represents






48. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






50. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.