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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. Language chosen by the writer
antagonist
diatribe
diction
epigram
2. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
euphemism
litotes
pathetic fallacy
3. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
footnote
capital
discretion
diction
4. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
capital
compliment
imagery
catalog
5. An exaggeration or overstatement
protagonist
hyperbole
soapstone
footnote
6. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
under
soapstone
antecedent
7. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
substantive
capitol
rhetorical question
anticlimax
8. 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
pathos
parallel structure
chronological organization
dilemma
9. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
discretion
footnote
gerund
10. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
pathos
pastoral elegy
parallel structure
11. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
colon
consonance
doggerel
predicate
12. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
soapstone
naivete
compound sentence
subjunctive
13. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
induction
double entendre
voice
apostrophe
14. Not taking a position
chronological organization
Alexandrine
empirical
neutrality
15. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
substantive
imagery
discretion
bias
16. 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
framing
infinitive
symbol
negation
17. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
truism
anticlimax
substantive
pathos
18. (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
simple sentence
negation
double entendre
epithet
19. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
apostrophe
metaphor
dilemma
masculine rhyme
20. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
decorum
antithesis
emphatic organization
irony
21. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
gerund
fallacy
implicit
circular reasoning
22. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
feminine rhyme
empirical
third person omniscient
neutrality
23. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
exemplar
compliment
rebuttal
24. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
infinitive
thesis
Spenserian rhyme
understatement
25. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
fallacy
under
antithesis balanced
vocative
26. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
dilemma
concrete
idiom
neutrality
27. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
first person
hyperbole
damn with faint praise
colon
28. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
idealism
chronological organization
candor
allegory
29. Something that is implied
abstract noun
implicit
neutrality
subordinate conjunction
30. One of many conjunctive adverbs
rebuttal
semicolon
accordingly
negation
31. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
diatribe
third person limited
thesis
masculine rhyme
32. 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'
third person omniscient
induction
euphemism
substantive
33. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
neutrality
voice
Italian rhyme
synaesthesia
34. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
participle
feminine rhyme
fiction
fallacy
35. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
feminine rhyme
cause and effect
counterexample
colon
36. The main character - usually the hero
fallacy
protagonist
antithesis balanced
diatribe
37. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
antithesis
naivete
cause-effect organization
rhetorical question
38. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
candor
feminine rhyme
over generalization
capitol
39. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
doggerel
maxim
Alexandrine
compliment
40. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ethos
ellipsis
musing
empirical
41. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
subordinate conjunction
episodic
substantive
alliteration
42. Expressly stated
subordinate conjunction
figurative language
neutrality
explicit
43. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
simile
burlesque
alliteration
oxymoron
44. Vague - not easily defined
refutation
protagonist
abstract
antithesis
45. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
idealism
first person
oxymoron
46. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
problem-solution organization
abstraction
metonymy
47. The perspective from which a story is written
verb phrase
masculine rhyme
epithalamium
voice
48. 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
indicative
mock
compliment
anthropomorphism
49. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
masculine rhyme
litotes
semicolon
50. 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
negation
first person
allusion
mock