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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. The series of conflicts building up to a climax






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






3. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






4. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






5. 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






6. A play on words






7. Attitude or mood towards a subject






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






9. An idea that is implied or suggested






10. A worn-out idea or overused expression






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






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






13. Word or phrase describing a person or thing; descriptive phrase characterizing a person (often contemptous)






14. Series of events






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






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






17. A short story teaching a lesson






18. Using elements that can be either factual or impressionistic that act to 'paint a picture'






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






20. Address to an absent or imaginary person






21. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






22. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






24. The perspective from which a story is told






25. Dramatic speech to oneself






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






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






28. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






29. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A final settlement






37. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






41. Poetry that uses the appearance of the verse lines on the page to suggest or imitate the poem's subject






42. The process by which the writer develops a character






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






44. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations






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






46. The prevailing psychological state






47. 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






48. To inform the reader about something using facts - ideas and containing a focus subject






49. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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