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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. The perspective from which a story is written
compound complex sentence
voice
compound sentence
oxymoron
2. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
rhetorical question
soapstone
compound sentence
3. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
emphatic organization
Spenserian rhyme
metaphor
vocative
4. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
antagonist
synaesthesia
tone
neutrality
5. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
compliment
paradox
synaesthesia
abstract
6. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
candor
tongue-in-cheek
compound sentence
burlesque
7. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
idealism
ellipsis
diatribe
compound complex sentence
8. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
induction
gerund
antithesis
innuendo
9. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
substantive
counterexample
semicolon
10. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
participle
ethos
apostrophe
11. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
assonance
third person omniscient
concrete
colon
12. 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
cause-effect organization
alliteration
juxtapose
13. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
synaesthesia
catalog
syllogism
imperative
14. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
thesis
cadence
subordinate conjunction
15. An exaggeration or overstatement
figurative language
accordingly
hyperbole
bias
16. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
implicit
subordinate conjunction
epigram
colloquial
17. An indirect attack or insinuation
circular reasoning
syntax
bias
innuendo
18. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
pathetic fallacy
subjunctive
ellipsis
19. Vowel rhyme
predicate
third person
propaganda
assonance
20. Vague - not easily defined
fiction
tone
synecdoche
abstract
21. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
extended metaphor
concrete
Alexandrine
negation
22. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
burlesque
capital
personification
qualifying a claim
23. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
syntax
substantive
Spenserian rhyme
complement
24. To move off point
digress
abstract noun
empirical
soapstone
25. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
metonymy
fallacy
epigram
footnote
26. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
third person omniscient
induction
third person
compound complex sentence
27. The main character - usually the hero
consonance
over generalization
explicit
protagonist
28. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
diction
metonymy
rhetorical question
subordinate conjunction
29. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
tongue-in-cheek
cause and effect
alliteration
30. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
complement
propaganda
truism
onomatopoeia
31. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
truism
paraody
abstract
32. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
cause and effect
pathos
protagonist
33. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
third person
fiction
exemplar
Spenserian rhyme
34. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
third person omniscient
pathetic fallacy
pathos
dilemma
35. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
cause-effect organization
imagery
epithalamium
vocative
36. 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
concrete
idealism
parallel structure
syntax
37. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
masculine rhyme
semicolon
thesis
false dilemma
38. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
first person
colon
problem-solution organization
39. Not taking a position
tone
neutrality
circular reasoning
imagery
40. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
explicit
refutation
feminine rhyme
fallacy
41. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
masculine rhyme
bias
tone
since
42. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
hyperbole
catalog
cause and effect
damn with faint praise
43. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
parallel structure
anecdote
explicit
personification
44. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
vocative
counterexample
feminine rhyme
analogical comparison
45. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
protagonist
abstract noun
compound sentence
first person
46. The claim or point that the writer is making
syllogism
vernacular
assertion
analogical comparison
47. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
empirical
capitol
anthropomorphism
capital
48. Abab cdcd efef gg
problem-solution organization
circular reasoning
Shakespearean rhyme
refutation
49. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
antithesis balanced
metaphor
satire
compliment
50. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
abstract noun
simile
circumlocution
ellipsis