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CLEP College Composition
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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. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
innuendo
figurative language
bias
2. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
digress
footnote
Alexandrine
anticlimax
3. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
antecedent
alliteration
analogy
induction
4. A kind or more gentle word to dilute the meaning in order to evade responsibility for a more disturbing word - i.e. 'passed on' instead of 'died'
understatement
euphemism
syntax
onomatopoeia
5. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
tone
doggerel
induction
synaesthesia
6. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
assonance
induction
extended metaphor
anecdote
7. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
thesis
maxim
idealism
over generalization
8. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
epithet
emphatic organization
compound sentence
colon
9. The use of parallel elements in sentences or in the structure of an essay or prose passage ie - essay consisting of 4 paragraphs - each beginning with a question followed by the answer
cause-effect organization
parallel structure
predicate
symbol
10. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
thesis
verb phrase
doggerel
11. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person
alliteration
dilemma
refutation
12. Quiet reflection upon a topic
diatribe
musing
abstraction
Italian rhyme
13. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
ellipsis
maxim
antithesis balanced
tongue-in-cheek
14. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
litotes
ellipsis
infinitive
symbol
15. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
counterexample
simile
circumlocution
16. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
satire
compliment
Spenserian rhyme
17. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
consonance
framing
hypothetic example
antithesis
18. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
irony
epithalamium
damn with faint praise
subjunctive
19. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
third person limited
complement
imagery
consonance
20. One of many prepositions
Shakespearean rhyme
thesis
infinitive
under
21. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
compliment
comparison organization
synaesthesia
22. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
pathetic fallacy
Spenserian rhyme
cause-effect organization
understatement
23. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
epithalamium
masculine rhyme
first person
24. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
indicative
ellipsis
circular reasoning
anecdote
25. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
mock
compliment
metonymy
cause-effect organization
26. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
discretion
infinitive
metaphor
27. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
colloquial
empirical
antecedent
since
28. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
simple sentence
neutrality
counterexample
satire
29. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
understatement
allegory
comparison organization
30. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
metaphor
damn with faint praise
rhetorical question
problem-solution organization
31. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
abstract
anecdote
indicative
32. An indirect attack or insinuation
capital
innuendo
epithalamium
complement
33. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
pathetic fallacy
circumlocution
musing
problem-solution organization
34. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
circumlocution
idiom
substantive
antithesis
35. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure - i.e. 'to err is human; to forgive - divine'
antithesis balanced
candor
synaesthesia
accordingly
36. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
epigram
colon
anticlimax
antagonist
37. One of many subordinating conjunctions
simile
since
synaesthesia
onomatopoeia
38. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
juxtapose
apostrophe
mock
39. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
caesura
burlesque
footnote
paradox
40. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
figurative language
soapstone
allusion
ethos
41. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
maxim
second person
antithesis balanced
cadence
42. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
false dilemma
gerund
anecdote
infinitive
43. Understatement created through double negative
episodic
anthropomorphism
ethos
litotes
44. 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
soapstone
dilemma
generality organization
45. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
tone
cause and effect
parallel structure
over generalization
46. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
oxymoron
diction
empirical
analogical comparison
47. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
soapstone
doggerel
protagonist
capital
48. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
cadence
diatribe
colloquial
49. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
compound complex sentence
inference
analogical comparison
cadence
50. Language chosen by the writer
first person
framing
diction
tone