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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






2. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






3. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






6. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






8. Exaggeration






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






10. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference






11. Emotional appeal






12. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






13. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






14. A final settlement






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






16. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






17. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






19. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






20. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






22. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






23. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Opposition between characters or forces (especially motivating the development of the plot)






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






33. Anything that stands for or represents something else






34. The prevailing psychological state






35. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






36. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






37. Humorous imitation






38. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






39. Words mean exactly what they say






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






41. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






44. Address to an absent or imaginary person






45. A group of lines in a poem






46. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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






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






49. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






50. 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