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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words






2. (tall): short piece of fiction






3. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






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






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






6. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






7. Short (narrative) account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






8. The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms






9. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






10. Agreeable - pleasant - harmonious sound






11. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme






12. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






14. A worn-out idea or overused expression






15. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






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






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






19. A character or force in conflict with the main character






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






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






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






23. A short story teaching a lesson






24. The final actions or solution of the plot






25. A protagonist who is more ordinary than a traditional hero(ine) or one who is somewhat villainous






26. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






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






28. A long - lyrical poem - usually serious or meditative in nature with complete stanza forms






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






30. Giving human characteristics to something that not human






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






32. Recurring at regular intervals






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






34. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






35. Exposition tells or explains how to do something; includes ideas and facts about the focus subject






36. A play on words






37. A contradiction or dilemma






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






39. Series of events






40. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






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






42. 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






43. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






44. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






47. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; can be limited or omniscient






48. Point of view






49. The prevailing psychological state






50. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences







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