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SAT Subject Test: Literature
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A final settlement
Syntax
Euphemism
Concrete Poetry
Conclusion
2. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Cliche
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Monologue
3. A type of poem - telling a story - meant to be sung; both lyrical and narrative in nature
Myth
Imagery
Ballad
Stream of Consciousness
4. A category or type of literary or artistic work
Oxymoron
Heroic Couplet
Villain(ess)
Genre
5. Poetic meter that has one stressed and a varying amount of unstressed syllables
Flashback
Elegy
Sprung rhythm
Parable
6. Extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places; often dealing with love
Tale
Tone
Rising Action
Romance
7. 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
Anastrophe
Synecdoche
Poetic Syntax
Voice
8. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Anthropomorphism
Atmosphere
Syntax
Dramatic Monologue
9. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Sequence Patterns
Hyperbole
Persona
Tragedy
10. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
Context
Pathos
Expository Purpose
Anthropomorphism
11. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions
Inference
Anachronism
Soliloquy
Stanza
12. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
Maxim
Pun
Hero(ine)
Conflict
13. Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally - often creating comparisons
Figurative Language
Folktale
Mood
Simile
14. Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is less pleasant
Euphemism
Inference
Anastrophe
Antagonist
15. 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
Metonymy
Expressive Purpose
Foil
Pathos
16. The main (good) character
Anastrophe
Elegy
Hero(ine)
Allusion
17. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Dialect
Heroic Couplet
Ballad
Simile
18. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound
Thesis
Denouement
Euphony
Complication
19. To display emotions and ideas
Expressive Purpose
Allusion
Dialect
Narrative
20. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Myth
Heroic Couplet
Plot
Allusion
21. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
Third-person
Antithesis
Paradox
22. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Comedy
Mood
Descriptive Purpose
Aphorism
23. The final actions or solution of the plot
Symbol
Crisis
Sonnet
Resolution
24. A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Flashback
Voice
Villain(ess)
Allegory
25. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation
Ballad
Exposition
Inference
Sequence Patterns
26. Series of events
Plot
Allusion
Symbol
Rhetorical Question
27. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur
Understatement
Stream of Consciousness
Empathy
Synecdoche
28. The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Flashback
Stream of Consciousness
Blank Verse
Anthropomorphism
29. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally
Soliloquy
Allegory
Legend
Rhyme
30. A word imitating the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
Rising Action
Dialect
Falling Action
31. A group of lines in a poem
Epigram
Mood
Stanza
Foil
32. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject
Iambic Pentameter
Tale
Interior Monologue
Informative Purpose
33. Before the main part or actually story
Concrete Poetry
Persuasive Purpose
Confidant
Introduction
34. The freedom of a poet in writing
Apostrophe
Third-person
Cliche
Poetic License
35. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
Denouement
Pastoral
Superhero(ine)
Context
36. Subject
Topic
Blank Verse
Free Verse
Conclusion
37. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Anthropomorphism
Epigram
Pastoral
Foreshadowing
38. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time
Connotation
Narrative Purpose
Rhyme
Dramatic Monologue
39. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject
Point of View
Descriptive Purpose
Expository Purpose
Couplet
40. Someone to whom private matters are confided
Confidant
Connotation
Understatement
Allegory
41. Emotional appeal
Exposition
Figurative Language
Pathos
Realism
42. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient
Folktale
Imagery
Organizing Principles
Third-person
43. Written to convince the reader of an opinion or point
Personification
Euphony
Persuasive Purpose
Pastoral
44. An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control
Allusion
Surrealism
Epigram
Foreshadowing
45. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
Exciting Force
Irony
Comedy
Superhero(ine)
46. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms
Ode
Organizing Principles
Third-person
Superhero(ine)
47. The perspective from which a story is told
Point of View
Style
Sarcasm
Persona
48. Told from the narrator's point of view - using 'I' - 'me' - 'we' - 'our' - etc.
First-person
Sequence Patterns
Crisis
Mood
49. Identification with and understanding of another's situation - feelings - and motives
Empathy
Myth
Theme
Connotation
50. Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head
Tragedy
Interior Monologue
Comedy
Cliche