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






2. Subject






3. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons






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






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






6. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






7. When - where - and the weather in which the story takes place






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






9. 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






10. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






11. Humorous imitation






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






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






14. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






16. Word choice






17. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






18. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






19. 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






20. Conjoining contradictory terms






21. 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






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






23. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






24. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






25. Suggestions or hints






26. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Someone to whom private matters are confided






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






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






36. A play on words






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






38. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






40. Address to an absent or imaginary person






41. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






43. Emotional appeal






44. A final settlement






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






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






47. Before the main part or actually story






48. Point of view






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






50. A worn-out idea or overused expression