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CLEP College Composition
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writing-skills
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literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
induction
antagonist
footnote
diatribe
2. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
framing
capital
double entendre
alliteration
3. The perspective from which a story is written
colloquial
compliment
hyperbole
voice
4. Expressly stated
explicit
fallacy
compliment
dilemma
5. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
framing
voice
substantive
6. The claim or point that the writer is making
metaphor
assertion
pathetic fallacy
anticlimax
7. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
implicit
syllogism
second person
extended metaphor
8. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
onomatopoeia
generality organization
feminine rhyme
candor
9. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
chronological organization
consonance
mock
figurative language
10. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
imperative
chronological organization
anecdote
circular reasoning
11. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
negation
counterexample
gerund
antecedent
12. Quiet reflection upon a topic
naivete
participle
fiction
musing
13. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
Auxiliary verb
subjunctive
inference
idealism
14. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
personification
concrete
anecdote
imagery
15. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
negation
consonance
capitol
metaphor
16. Not taking a position
exemplar
antithesis
caesura
neutrality
17. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
Shakespearean rhyme
musing
cadence
18. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
abstraction
figurative language
understatement
19. The assigning of human attributes - such as emotions or physical characteristics - to nonhumans - usually plants or animals. Differs from personification in that it is a pattern applied to a nonhuman character throughout the entire literary work
figurative language
anthropomorphism
abstraction
symbol
20. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
soapstone
Alexandrine
over generalization
understatement
21. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
satire
compliment
subordinate conjunction
mock
22. Something that is implied
repetition
concrete
circular reasoning
implicit
23. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
cadence
predicate
soapstone
antagonist
24. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
qualifying a claim
assonance
abstract noun
third person
25. The commentator does not mean what she writes
syllogism
ironic commentary
Auxiliary verb
accordingly
26. Third person narrator sees and knows all without constraints of time - space. Can digress into contemplative or philosophical forays - often voicing the viewpoint of the author (mostly found in fiction)
third person omniscient
apostrophe
verb phrase
ironic commentary
27. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
diatribe
double entendre
pathetic fallacy
circular reasoning
28. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
naivete
abstract noun
burlesque
truism
29. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
soapstone
irony
wit
rhetorical question
30. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
syntax
footnote
diction
exemplar
31. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
syntax
masculine rhyme
soapstone
32. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
empirical
decorum
fiction
vocative
33. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
second person
emphatic organization
digress
explicit
34. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
Italian rhyme
truism
exemplar
assertion
35. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
qualifying a claim
participle
thesis
episodic
36. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
anecdote
Italian rhyme
allusion
ethos
37. The work is narrated by the person 'I' - who can also be the protagonist - omniscient speaker. There can be multiple narrators of the same work
first person
generality organization
anecdote
fiction
38. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
explicit
fiction
parallel structure
discretion
39. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
antecedent
paradox
syntax
voice
40. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
allusion
damn with faint praise
dilemma
simile
41. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
epigram
exemplar
wit
Alexandrine
42. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
neutrality
infinitive
vernacular
diatribe
43. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
parallel structure
compound complex sentence
comparison organization
44. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
Auxiliary verb
consonance
allusion
caesura
45. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
counterexample
irony
problem-solution organization
ethos
46. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
circular reasoning
compound complex sentence
imperative
euphemism
47. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
allusion
propaganda
third person
48. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
assonance
syllogism
burlesque
inference
49. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
Alexandrine
over generalization
hypothetic example
assertion
50. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
concrete
candor
cadence
indicative