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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






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






3. Exaggeration






4. The speaker - voice - or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing






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






6. To display emotions and ideas






7. Figure of speech; comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






9. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






10. Word choice






11. Written to persuade audience of the truth (or falsehood) the speaker wishes to make understood






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






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






14. A worn-out idea or overused expression






15. The use of elevated language over ordinary language






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






17. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






19. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






20. Subject






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






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






23. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






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






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






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






27. Emotional appeal






28. Events after the climax - leading to the resolution






29. A reference to a well-known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






30. The perspective from which a story is told






31. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






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






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






34. A play on words






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






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






37. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






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






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






40. An idea that is implied or suggested






41. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






42. (tall): short piece of fiction






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






44. Dictionary definition of a word






45. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






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






48. The process by which the writer develops a character






49. A contradiction or dilemma






50. The freedom of a poet in writing






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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