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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. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






4. To display emotions and ideas






5. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred






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






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






8. Subject






9. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group






10. Background introducing the characters - setting - and basic situation






11. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






12. The freedom of a poet in writing






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






14. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






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






17. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






20. (tall): short piece of fiction






21. Emotional appeal






22. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






25. A category or type of literary or artistic work






26. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






27. A play on words






28. Humorous imitation






29. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; often handed down orally






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






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






32. The repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words






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






34. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






35. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






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






38. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






39. The process by which the writer develops a character






40. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






42. Recurring at regular intervals






43. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






47. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






48. A message that digresses from the main subject






49. A final settlement






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