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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. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
masculine rhyme
antecedent
semicolon
2. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
catalog
figurative language
damn with faint praise
circumlocution
3. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
Alexandrine
irony
decorum
analogy
4. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
digress
Auxiliary verb
footnote
first person
5. An indirect attack or insinuation
propaganda
complement
empirical
innuendo
6. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
paradox
anecdote
epigram
protagonist
7. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
irony
since
predicate
8. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
negation
onomatopoeia
burlesque
9. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
ellipsis
implicit
hypothetic example
abstract
10. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
extended metaphor
substantive
antecedent
juxtapose
11. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
infinitive
allusion
ethos
innuendo
12. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
Shakespearean rhyme
personification
third person limited
13. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
anecdote
fiction
episodic
doggerel
14. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
capital
extended metaphor
chronological organization
abstraction
15. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
imagery
Alexandrine
second person
16. 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
Auxiliary verb
ironic commentary
ellipsis
anthropomorphism
17. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
pathetic fallacy
metonymy
fallacy
generality organization
18. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
imperative
accordingly
subjunctive
third person
19. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
naivete
exemplar
compliment
onomatopoeia
20. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur
epithet
fiction
hyperbole
understatement
21. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
Italian rhyme
since
accordingly
22. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
third person omniscient
double entendre
Alexandrine
irony
23. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
figurative language
onomatopoeia
third person
circular reasoning
24. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
syntax
simile
alliteration
fallacy
25. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
emphatic organization
assonance
compound complex sentence
26. The perspective from which a story is written
simile
voice
candor
capital
27. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
repetition
colon
metonymy
28. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
Alexandrine
empirical
second person
abstract noun
29. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
gerund
circular reasoning
third person
30. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
syllogism
metaphor
symbol
personification
31. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
fiction
dilemma
third person
compound complex sentence
32. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
maxim
false dilemma
circumlocution
33. Open - honest communication
imperative
analogy
tone
candor
34. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
naivete
qualifying a claim
colloquial
first person
35. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
colon
predicate
synaesthesia
capital
36. Expressly stated
apostrophe
catalog
over generalization
explicit
37. Refers to the way the writer lets readers know what will be discussed - a framing statement gives the reader some sense of what to expect
syllogism
third person omniscient
framing
maxim
38. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
synaesthesia
accordingly
over generalization
personification
39. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
synecdoche
infinitive
dilemma
Auxiliary verb
40. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
wit
soapstone
decorum
abstraction
41. The verb and its object and modifiers
third person omniscient
verb phrase
capitol
naivete
42. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
qualifying a claim
assertion
oxymoron
cause and effect
43. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
rebuttal
ethos
euphemism
vocative
44. A figure of speech
extended metaphor
idiom
since
apostrophe
45. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
complement
wit
verb phrase
subjunctive
46. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
gerund
maxim
burlesque
syllogism
47. Opposing point of view
vocative
rebuttal
burlesque
voice
48. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
antithesis
predicate
abstract noun
personification
49. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
since
negation
Spenserian rhyme
induction
50. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
juxtapose
syllogism
vocative
inference