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CLEP College Composition
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clep
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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. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
problem-solution organization
litotes
pathos
diction
2. One of many prepositions
rhetorical question
third person limited
under
idealism
3. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
abstract noun
musing
Spenserian rhyme
4. 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
subordinate conjunction
circular reasoning
framing
simile
5. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
cause and effect
second person
colon
consonance
6. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
third person
mock
Spenserian rhyme
tongue-in-cheek
7. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
predicate
rebuttal
third person
double entendre
8. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
figurative language
semicolon
neutrality
capital
9. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
Italian rhyme
pathetic fallacy
simile
cause and effect
10. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
decorum
chronological organization
propaganda
third person omniscient
11. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
ellipsis
diatribe
substantive
juxtapose
12. An indirect attack or insinuation
subjunctive
innuendo
over generalization
onomatopoeia
13. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
third person limited
emphatic organization
participle
ellipsis
14. The main character - usually the hero
feminine rhyme
protagonist
explicit
footnote
15. 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)
syllogism
truism
participle
third person omniscient
16. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
synaesthesia
mock
bias
vocative
17. Quiet reflection upon a topic
allegory
musing
hyperbole
analogy
18. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
discretion
propaganda
syntax
vocative
19. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
anecdote
idiom
masculine rhyme
20. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
abstract noun
capitol
explicit
decorum
21. Understatement created through double negative
ironic commentary
litotes
predicate
inference
22. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
discretion
caesura
double entendre
concrete
23. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
compound complex sentence
Spenserian rhyme
decorum
pastoral elegy
24. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
comparison organization
paradox
antecedent
third person limited
25. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
masculine rhyme
maxim
neutrality
alliteration
26. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
protagonist
inference
feminine rhyme
27. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
digress
concrete
cadence
28. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
voice
masculine rhyme
synecdoche
circumlocution
29. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
since
substantive
predicate
syllogism
30. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
voice
fact
generality organization
episodic
31. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
extended metaphor
paraody
induction
accordingly
32. Language chosen by the writer
compound sentence
colon
diction
antithesis balanced
33. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
subordinate conjunction
soapstone
maxim
qualifying a claim
34. An exception to a proposed general rule
explicit
counterexample
simple sentence
vocative
35. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
litotes
complement
circular reasoning
compliment
36. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
rhetorical question
personification
epithalamium
paradox
37. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
epithet
personification
implicit
false dilemma
38. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
comparison organization
colon
Auxiliary verb
vocative
39. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
metaphor
capitol
false dilemma
40. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
cadence
anthropomorphism
diatribe
vocative
41. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
empirical
damn with faint praise
extended metaphor
42. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
concrete
metonymy
emphatic organization
indicative
43. Neoclassical principles of drama
fact
imperative
decorum
innuendo
44. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
analogical comparison
fiction
damn with faint praise
45. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
anecdote
antagonist
consonance
third person omniscient
46. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
episodic
symbol
hyperbole
abstraction
47. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
complement
allegory
qualifying a claim
cadence
48. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
under
participle
mock
synecdoche
49. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
damn with faint praise
generality organization
substantive
participle
50. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
tone
abstract noun
simple sentence
irony