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CLEP College Composition
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
alliteration
anecdote
subjunctive
2. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
over generalization
episodic
analogical comparison
capitol
3. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
protagonist
burlesque
symbol
subordinate conjunction
4. 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
generality organization
vernacular
abstraction
parallel structure
5. Opposing point of view
colloquial
rebuttal
apostrophe
fact
6. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
anticlimax
capital
rebuttal
understatement
7. The main character - usually the hero
paradox
emphatic organization
allegory
protagonist
8. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
metonymy
imagery
protagonist
abstraction
9. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
diatribe
irony
under
over generalization
10. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
chronological organization
assertion
onomatopoeia
abstract noun
11. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
framing
false dilemma
masculine rhyme
Shakespearean rhyme
12. Expressly stated
abstract
explicit
oxymoron
consonance
13. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
neutrality
fiction
soapstone
negation
14. One of many conjunctive adverbs
synecdoche
vocative
Alexandrine
accordingly
15. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
masculine rhyme
imperative
thesis
compliment
16. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
allusion
false dilemma
bias
parallel structure
17. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
framing
paradox
pathos
propaganda
18. A figure of speech
third person
Spenserian rhyme
diction
idiom
19. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
understatement
antecedent
simile
induction
20. To move off point
digress
analogical comparison
complement
consonance
21. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
doggerel
synecdoche
alliteration
22. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
synaesthesia
parallel structure
doggerel
23. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
allusion
burlesque
vocative
epigram
24. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
under
subordinate conjunction
colon
anticlimax
25. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
naivete
cadence
wit
capitol
26. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
candor
masculine rhyme
metaphor
maxim
27. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
false dilemma
circular reasoning
rhetorical question
paraody
28. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
rhetorical question
juxtapose
antithesis
Alexandrine
29. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
dilemma
diatribe
hyperbole
pathetic fallacy
30. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
semicolon
false dilemma
bias
satire
31. Not taking a position
neutrality
since
Italian rhyme
euphemism
32. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
first person
participle
epithalamium
discretion
33. An indirect attack or insinuation
gerund
innuendo
allusion
masculine rhyme
34. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
pathetic fallacy
repetition
complement
35. Can be verified
fact
rebuttal
semicolon
accordingly
36. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
explicit
innuendo
wit
third person limited
37. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
circumlocution
dilemma
bias
syntax
38. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
analogical comparison
hypothetic example
thesis
tone
39. List of details that reinforces a concept
Italian rhyme
diatribe
abstract
catalog
40. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
since
Italian rhyme
cause-effect organization
neutrality
41. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
framing
anthropomorphism
synaesthesia
refutation
42. The perspective from which a story is written
footnote
synecdoche
voice
propaganda
43. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
allusion
antecedent
feminine rhyme
catalog
44. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
assertion
repetition
assonance
allusion
45. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
dilemma
footnote
anthropomorphism
paradox
46. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
compound complex sentence
anecdote
epigram
juxtapose
47. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
third person limited
metaphor
ethos
tongue-in-cheek
48. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
anthropomorphism
compound complex sentence
compliment
cause and effect
49. A negative statement
candor
simile
negation
feminine rhyme
50. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
anticlimax
emphatic organization
satire