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SAT Subject Test: Literature

Subjects : sat, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense






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






3. The opposite of exaggeration; less than intended.






4. The final resolution or outcome of the main complication






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






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






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






8. A contradiction or dilemma






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






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






11. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






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






13. The perspective from which a story is told






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






15. The overall emotion created by a work of literature






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






17. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






18. Anything that stands for or represents something else






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






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






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






22. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






23. Dramatic speech to oneself






24. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






25. A message that digresses from the main subject






26. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






27. A category or type of literary or artistic work






28. Address to an absent or imaginary person






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






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






31. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning






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






33. 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






34. The prevailing psychological state






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






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






37. A poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener






38. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






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






40. Symbolism; substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') or with which it is closely identified






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






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






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






44. Words mean exactly what they say






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






46. Serves by contrast to call attention to another's good qualities






47. Subject






48. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






49. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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