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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; poking fun at the foibles of society






2. (tall): short piece of fiction






3. Dictionary definition of a word






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






5. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






6. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






7. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






9. Emotional appeal






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






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






12. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






13. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






16. Subject






17. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






20. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






21. Recurring at regular intervals






22. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






23. Word choice






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






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






26. Words mean exactly what they say






27. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






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






30. 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






31. The main (good) character






32. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






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






34. 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






35. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






36. Before the main part or actually story






37. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






38. Exaggeration






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






40. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






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






44. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






47. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






50. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people