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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 general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people






2. Dramatic speech to oneself






3. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words






4. The different patterns of development or methods of organization that can be used for self-expression - providing information - persuasion - and entertainment






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






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






7. An evil or wicked person; antagonist






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






9. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending






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






11. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






12. A worn-out idea or overused expression






13. Inversion of the natural or usual word order






14. A mournful poem - especially lamenting the dead






15. The prevailing psychological state






16. A category or type of literary or artistic work






17. A group of lines in a poem






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






19. 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






20. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.






21. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse






22. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem






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






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






25. Emotional appeal






26. Series of events






27. The primary position taken by a writer or speaker






28. Point of view






29. Narrator tells a story; events unfold through time






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






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






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






33. A word imitating the sound it represents






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






35. Subject






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






37. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






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






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






40. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






42. 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






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






44. Words mean exactly what they say






45. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally






46. Suggestions or hints






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






48. 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






49. Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)






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