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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. A message that digresses from the main subject






2. Series of events






3. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






4. A play on words






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






6. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way






7. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point






8. The freedom of a poet in writing






9. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character






10. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






12. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






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






15. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






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






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






18. Address to an absent or imaginary person






19. Humorous imitation






20. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control






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






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






23. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






24. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






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






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






27. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






28. The perspective from which a story is told






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






30. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






31. Before the main part or actually story






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






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






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






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






36. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






39. A contradiction or dilemma






40. A short story teaching a lesson






41. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






49. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






50. A final settlement