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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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1. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
abstraction
caesura
thesis
2. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
voice
subjunctive
maxim
analogical comparison
3. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
epithet
caesura
rebuttal
generality organization
4. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
truism
substantive
false dilemma
5. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
first person
false dilemma
subjunctive
synaesthesia
6. Language chosen by the writer
metaphor
accordingly
diction
synaesthesia
7. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
paraody
capitol
synecdoche
catalog
8. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
personification
wit
tongue-in-cheek
9. Can be verified
epigram
protagonist
masculine rhyme
fact
10. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
cadence
third person
naivete
predicate
11. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
mock
semicolon
abstract noun
12. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
naivete
understatement
over generalization
hypothetic example
13. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
epithet
thesis
caesura
abstraction
14. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
pastoral elegy
subjunctive
vernacular
antithesis balanced
15. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
ellipsis
diatribe
antithesis balanced
propaganda
16. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
syllogism
juxtapose
participle
extended metaphor
17. A negative statement
negation
hypothetic example
under
ellipsis
18. The perspective from which a story is written
second person
voice
bias
subjunctive
19. The claim or point that the writer is making
fiction
subordinate conjunction
assertion
vernacular
20. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
ellipsis
assertion
juxtapose
ironic commentary
21. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
participle
truism
anticlimax
fiction
22. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
generality organization
parallel structure
allusion
23. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
over generalization
figurative language
discretion
pathetic fallacy
24. An indirect attack or insinuation
imperative
cause and effect
juxtapose
innuendo
25. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
empirical
compound complex sentence
onomatopoeia
figurative language
26. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
soapstone
analogy
infinitive
tone
27. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
capitol
exemplar
syllogism
third person limited
28. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
first person
paraody
consonance
soapstone
29. 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
assonance
anthropomorphism
musing
tone
30. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
diction
subjunctive
apostrophe
hypothetic example
31. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
digress
tongue-in-cheek
syllogism
32. List of details that reinforces a concept
emphatic organization
colloquial
soapstone
catalog
33. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
antithesis
footnote
apostrophe
metonymy
34. 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)
footnote
rebuttal
negation
third person omniscient
35. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
predicate
accordingly
rhetorical question
false dilemma
36. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
antagonist
euphemism
exemplar
pathos
37. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
ethos
antecedent
wit
38. 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'
subjunctive
exemplar
double entendre
euphemism
39. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
figurative language
empirical
Alexandrine
personification
40. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
tone
candor
cause-effect organization
41. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
capital
irony
ethos
generality organization
42. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
musing
Alexandrine
doggerel
43. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
capital
Alexandrine
abstraction
metaphor
44. An exaggeration or overstatement
idiom
pastoral elegy
ironic commentary
hyperbole
45. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
allegory
parallel structure
concrete
negation
46. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
semicolon
paradox
compound sentence
third person limited
47. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
accordingly
compliment
metaphor
Alexandrine
48. Expressly stated
explicit
epigram
protagonist
colon
49. An exception to a proposed general rule
first person
counterexample
pathetic fallacy
fact
50. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
syntax
synecdoche
induction