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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Maxim
Denotation
Figure of Speech
Sonnet
2. How a sentence was formed to convey an emotion - image - or aspect of language.
Understatement
Setting
Climate
Poetic Syntax
3. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Tragedy
Interior Monologue
Introduction
Simile
4. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Pastoral
Feeling
Syntax
Rhyme
5. Dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Argumentative purpose
Sprung rhythm
Folktale
6. The process by which the writer develops a character
Assonance
Characterization
Consonance
Poetic Diction
7. Conjoining contradictory terms
Foil
Theater
Folktale
Oxymoron
8. Words mean exactly what they say
Literal Meaning
Poetic Diction
Atmosphere
Euphemism
9. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Poetic Syntax
Crisis
Synecdoche
10. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Heroic Couplet
Legend
Dialect
Flashback
11. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Oxymoron
Expository Purpose
12. Anything that stands for or represents something else
Perspective
Stereotype Character
Satire
Symbol
13. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Dramatic Monologue
Euphony
Narrative
Stanza
14. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution
Sequence Patterns
Euphony
Implication
Falling Action
15. Recurring at regular intervals
Thesis
Persuasive Purpose
Rhythm
Introduction
16. 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
Synecdoche
Hyperbole
Iambic Pentameter
Imagery
17. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Farce
Comedy
Alliteration
Voice
18. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Sarcasm
Soliloquy
Irony
Tone
19. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Myth
Irony
Complication
Persona
20. A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
Anthropomorphism
Heroic Couplet
Third-person
Metaphor
21. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Tragedy
Genre
Rhyme
Ode
22. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Concrete Poetry
Rhythm
Idiom
Aphorism
23. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Pastoral
Rhythm
Monologue
Rising Action
24. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Tragedy
Characterization
Ode
Paradox
25. The prevailing psychological state
Allegory
Parody
Climate
Foil
26. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Understatement
Heroic Couplet
Flashback
Euphemism
27. Point of view
Antithesis
Romance
Diction
Perspective
28. The perspective from which a story is told
Free Verse
Point of View
Blank Verse
Expressive Purpose
29. Subject
Oxymoron
Rhyme Scheme
Characterization
Topic
30. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Figurative Language
Legend
Persuasive Purpose
Point of View
31. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Myth
Anastrophe
Apostrophe
Understatement
32. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
Understatement
Parallelism
First-person
Rising Action
33. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art
Sequence Patterns
Allusion
Soliloquy
Setting
34. Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Characterization
Elegy
Flashback
Anastrophe
35. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment
Plot
Sequence Patterns
Climate
Analogy
36. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Epigram
Concrete Poetry
Alliteration
Descriptive Purpose
37. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Connotation
Informative Purpose
Context
Euphony
38. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts
Realism
Topic
Ballad
Farce
39. A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
Alliteration
Poetic License
Conclusion
Folktale
40. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Syntax
Foreshadowing
Sequence Patterns
Antithesis
41. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
Allusion
Epigram
Narrative
Comedy
42. An idea that is implied or suggested
Onomatopoeia
Antihero(ine)
Connotation
Antagonist
43. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Romance
Feeling
Iambic Pentameter
Apostrophe
44. The series of conflicts building up to a climax
Dramatic Monologue
Paradox
Poetic License
Rising Action
45. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
Rhythm
Narrative Purpose
Allegory
Style
46. A fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea that does not allow for any individuality; often based on religious/social/racial prejudices
Aside
First-person
Stereotype Character
Pathos
47. Attitude or mood towards a subject
Imagery
Inference
Expressive Purpose
Tone
48. Unstable or critical situation - usually turning point - in which the outcome will make a decisive difference
Comedy
Feeling
Crisis
Villain(ess)
49. Drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Oxymoron
Tragedy
Euphony
Legend
50. Humorous imitation
Falling Action
Realism
Informative Purpose
Parody