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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






4. A word imitating the sound it represents






5. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






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






8. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






9. The prevailing psychological state






10. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






11. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






12. 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






13. Exaggeration






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. (usually long) dramatic speech by a single speaker






22. Presentation of the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur






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






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






25. A message that digresses from the main subject






26. Anything that stands for or represents something else






27. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






28. (absurd): plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life - usually to show that modern life is pointless






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






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






31. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






34. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






36. Attitude or mood towards a subject






37. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






38. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or - incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens






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






40. Humorous imitation






41. Figure of speech; comparison not using like or as






42. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






43. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






44. 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






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






46. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






49. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






50. Subject