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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






2. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






3. Series of events






4. The main (good) character






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






6. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






9. Humorous imitation






10. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






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






12. Suggestions or hints






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






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






15. A category or type of literary or artistic work






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






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






18. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






20. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






21. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






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






23. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






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






25. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






26. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives






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






28. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






29. Dictionary definition of a word






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






31. Word choice






32. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant






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






34. The final actions or solution of the plot






35. Description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






36. A short story teaching a lesson






37. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






38. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






43. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






44. Attitude or mood towards a subject






45. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






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






48. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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







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