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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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1. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
masculine rhyme
participle
compound sentence
analogy
2. The perspective from which a story is written
concrete
dilemma
circular reasoning
voice
3. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
counterexample
doggerel
framing
4. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
abstract noun
masculine rhyme
wit
5. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
mock
over generalization
imagery
circumlocution
6. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
ellipsis
metonymy
fallacy
doggerel
7. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
epithet
abstraction
diction
emphatic organization
8. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
gerund
metaphor
paradox
analogical comparison
9. Expressly stated
paraody
capitol
explicit
ellipsis
10. To make fun of
emphatic organization
paraody
mock
fallacy
11. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
epigram
semicolon
compound complex sentence
12. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
candor
synaesthesia
compliment
double entendre
13. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
idiom
onomatopoeia
assonance
cadence
14. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
vernacular
abstract
concrete
bias
15. Neoclassical principles of drama
antithesis
decorum
induction
complement
16. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
participle
colloquial
under
17. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
first person
apostrophe
alliteration
oxymoron
18. A negative statement
irony
capitol
since
negation
19. Abab cdcd efef gg
idealism
syntax
first person
Shakespearean rhyme
20. One of many prepositions
hypothetic example
syllogism
under
truism
21. Quiet reflection upon a topic
juxtapose
assonance
synaesthesia
musing
22. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
imagery
consonance
satire
compliment
23. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
generality organization
footnote
onomatopoeia
metaphor
24. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
juxtapose
understatement
analogical comparison
paradox
25. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
burlesque
comparison organization
footnote
truism
26. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
capitol
epithet
under
27. (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
metaphor
imagery
pathetic fallacy
epithet
28. 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
rhetorical question
exemplar
concrete
29. List of details that reinforces a concept
catalog
hyperbole
fact
ellipsis
30. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
abstraction
idealism
masculine rhyme
anticlimax
31. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
naivete
footnote
simile
diatribe
32. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
circumlocution
feminine rhyme
thesis
empirical
33. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
apostrophe
problem-solution organization
litotes
chronological organization
34. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
tongue-in-cheek
under
Spenserian rhyme
complement
35. One of many subordinating conjunctions
ethos
third person limited
since
alliteration
36. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
assertion
refutation
pathetic fallacy
accordingly
37. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
colon
circular reasoning
fact
symbol
38. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
Alexandrine
anticlimax
figurative language
39. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
exemplar
since
litotes
allusion
40. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
emphatic organization
second person
candor
innuendo
41. 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)
pathetic fallacy
third person omniscient
litotes
negation
42. 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'
euphemism
circular reasoning
fallacy
understatement
43. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
antecedent
episodic
ellipsis
satire
44. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
anecdote
voice
assertion
Italian rhyme
45. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
Alexandrine
assonance
euphemism
46. 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'
colon
candor
antithesis balanced
paraody
47. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
soapstone
rhetorical question
circumlocution
antecedent
48. An exception to a proposed general rule
paraody
ellipsis
counterexample
allegory
49. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
masculine rhyme
hyperbole
analogical comparison
50. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
rhetorical question
protagonist
burlesque
digress