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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. Vowel rhyme
assonance
comparison organization
capital
analogical comparison
2. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
euphemism
voice
antecedent
cadence
3. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
rebuttal
tone
vernacular
Italian rhyme
4. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
thesis
fiction
indicative
decorum
5. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
imagery
empirical
naivete
counterexample
6. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
figurative language
burlesque
vernacular
antagonist
7. One of many prepositions
third person
simile
under
indicative
8. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
concrete
chronological organization
framing
catalog
9. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
cadence
colon
paraody
doggerel
10. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
indicative
oxymoron
repetition
epigram
11. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
gerund
Shakespearean rhyme
caesura
consonance
12. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
litotes
compliment
musing
13. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
ethos
inference
symbol
pastoral elegy
14. (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
synecdoche
double entendre
epithet
fiction
15. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
protagonist
fact
epithet
allegory
16. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
assertion
Italian rhyme
circular reasoning
induction
17. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
repetition
dilemma
ironic commentary
vernacular
18. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
under
Spenserian rhyme
ellipsis
circumlocution
19. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
capitol
fallacy
third person omniscient
20. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
hypothetic example
caesura
musing
third person
21. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
caesura
personification
implicit
22. Opposing point of view
mock
false dilemma
rebuttal
maxim
23. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
innuendo
empirical
paradox
synecdoche
24. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
third person
personification
hyperbole
substantive
25. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
antagonist
colon
euphemism
footnote
26. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
framing
paraody
propaganda
damn with faint praise
27. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
litotes
metaphor
masculine rhyme
decorum
28. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
hypothetic example
simile
abstract
double entendre
29. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
consonance
participle
hypothetic example
discretion
30. Language chosen by the writer
naivete
generality organization
diction
concrete
31. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
idiom
antithesis balanced
implicit
compound sentence
32. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
synecdoche
pathetic fallacy
second person
emphatic organization
33. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
under
masculine rhyme
juxtapose
34. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
wit
caesura
truism
35. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
vocative
alliteration
antagonist
cadence
36. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
double entendre
maxim
diatribe
37. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
concrete
pathos
capitol
masculine rhyme
38. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
exemplar
problem-solution organization
Spenserian rhyme
39. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
subjunctive
vernacular
framing
40. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
naivete
satire
antagonist
digress
41. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
false dilemma
idealism
subordinate conjunction
colloquial
42. To make fun of
mock
tongue-in-cheek
metonymy
compound sentence
43. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
idiom
accordingly
analogy
mock
44. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
naivete
pastoral elegy
imperative
antithesis
45. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
generality organization
mock
epigram
capital
46. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
neutrality
irony
implicit
caesura
47. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
problem-solution organization
maxim
ethos
vernacular
48. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
inference
over generalization
caesura
49. The main character - usually the hero
chronological organization
musing
juxtapose
protagonist
50. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
pathos
subjunctive
syntax
doggerel