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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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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. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
neutrality
ellipsis
explicit
2. 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
cause-effect organization
generality organization
feminine rhyme
fact
3. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
naivete
decorum
satire
extended metaphor
4. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
extended metaphor
symbol
syntax
circumlocution
5. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
propaganda
mock
substantive
6. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
antagonist
figurative language
naivete
colon
7. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
metaphor
maxim
third person omniscient
circular reasoning
8. 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
semicolon
third person limited
understatement
framing
9. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
imagery
antagonist
parallel structure
10. Vague - not easily defined
third person limited
Alexandrine
abstract
epithalamium
11. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
tone
complement
anecdote
12. Abab cdcd efef gg
soapstone
anticlimax
Shakespearean rhyme
imperative
13. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
antithesis balanced
figurative language
diatribe
parallel structure
14. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
apostrophe
discretion
explicit
problem-solution organization
15. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
understatement
tongue-in-cheek
problem-solution organization
inference
16. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
Auxiliary verb
mock
substantive
emphatic organization
17. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
juxtapose
subjunctive
truism
18. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
tongue-in-cheek
indicative
rebuttal
antecedent
19. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
juxtapose
oxymoron
antithesis balanced
problem-solution organization
20. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
extended metaphor
epithalamium
neutrality
gerund
21. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
verb phrase
framing
antagonist
22. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
simile
antithesis balanced
maxim
footnote
23. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
Shakespearean rhyme
induction
chronological organization
bias
24. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
negation
fallacy
antithesis balanced
substantive
25. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
juxtapose
simile
cause and effect
decorum
26. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
alliteration
truism
Auxiliary verb
analogical comparison
27. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
gerund
synecdoche
colon
anecdote
28. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
refutation
epigram
ellipsis
metaphor
29. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
second person
subjunctive
gerund
idealism
30. 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
burlesque
parallel structure
propaganda
cause-effect organization
31. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
third person
rebuttal
doggerel
thesis
32. 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)
antagonist
counterexample
third person omniscient
Italian rhyme
33. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
verb phrase
accordingly
decorum
34. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
onomatopoeia
apostrophe
implicit
Shakespearean rhyme
35. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
abstract noun
problem-solution organization
false dilemma
36. One of many conjunctive adverbs
dilemma
generality organization
accordingly
inference
37. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
accordingly
thesis
qualifying a claim
38. Can be verified
mock
antagonist
epigram
fact
39. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
comparison organization
bias
anecdote
third person
40. An exception to a proposed general rule
abstract noun
counterexample
extended metaphor
anthropomorphism
41. The work is narrated by the person 'I' - who can also be the protagonist - omniscient speaker. There can be multiple narrators of the same work
accordingly
indicative
ellipsis
first person
42. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
syntax
tongue-in-cheek
tone
innuendo
43. A negative statement
colloquial
negation
pathos
abstract
44. Language chosen by the writer
cadence
paradox
simple sentence
diction
45. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
diatribe
ethos
understatement
allegory
46. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
ethos
paraody
digress
personification
47. A figure of speech
synecdoche
epithalamium
idiom
assonance
48. To move off point
digress
predicate
inference
discretion
49. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
false dilemma
synaesthesia
propaganda
explicit
50. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
qualifying a claim
neutrality
subordinate conjunction
imagery