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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






3. Point of view






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






5. A short - witty saying expressing a single thought or observation






6. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






10. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love






11. Humorous imitation






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Someone to whom private matters are confided






19. An idea that is implied or suggested






20. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






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






23. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance






24. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






25. The perspective from which a story is told






26. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy; accepting the facts






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






28. A final settlement






29. Conjoining contradictory terms






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






31. 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






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






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






34. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






35. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






37. Words mean exactly what they say






38. Recurring at regular intervals






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






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






41. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






42. Emotional appeal






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






44. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






45. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






46. The process by which the writer develops a character






47. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables






48. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






49. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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