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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. Language chosen by the writer
under
epithet
diction
anthropomorphism
2. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
pastoral elegy
negation
fiction
metonymy
3. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
epigram
counterexample
infinitive
bias
4. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
fiction
discretion
since
masculine rhyme
5. 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'
satire
syntax
cadence
euphemism
6. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
digress
musing
pastoral elegy
7. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
diatribe
extended metaphor
ellipsis
catalog
8. List of details that reinforces a concept
assonance
circular reasoning
catalog
imagery
9. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
colloquial
over generalization
analogy
maxim
10. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
rebuttal
double entendre
imperative
fallacy
11. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
juxtapose
soapstone
ellipsis
12. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
consonance
Alexandrine
capitol
naivete
13. A negative statement
syllogism
negation
litotes
understatement
14. 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
qualifying a claim
diatribe
framing
allusion
15. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
implicit
colloquial
digress
figurative language
16. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
explicit
tongue-in-cheek
allusion
syllogism
17. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
colloquial
paradox
simile
diatribe
18. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
assertion
false dilemma
pathos
propaganda
19. The commentator does not mean what she writes
apostrophe
double entendre
negation
ironic commentary
20. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
concrete
subordinate conjunction
pastoral elegy
understatement
21. Something that is implied
euphemism
implicit
vocative
understatement
22. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
understatement
circumlocution
complement
participle
23. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
accordingly
epithet
comparison organization
assertion
24. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
satire
neutrality
under
25. Expressly stated
explicit
syllogism
chronological organization
paraody
26. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
idealism
epigram
personification
refutation
27. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
damn with faint praise
false dilemma
onomatopoeia
28. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
since
counterexample
chronological organization
capitol
29. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
idiom
assonance
pathos
musing
30. Quiet reflection upon a topic
third person omniscient
compound complex sentence
repetition
musing
31. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
accordingly
doggerel
complement
soapstone
32. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
paraody
metonymy
implicit
inference
33. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
neutrality
footnote
extended metaphor
Italian rhyme
34. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
third person
allegory
pathos
dilemma
35. 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
oxymoron
diction
antithesis balanced
generality organization
36. An exception to a proposed general rule
tone
emphatic organization
counterexample
circular reasoning
37. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
ethos
framing
truism
extended metaphor
38. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
voice
induction
analogical comparison
synaesthesia
39. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
dilemma
exemplar
candor
tone
40. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
truism
damn with faint praise
diction
comparison organization
41. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
semicolon
anticlimax
fact
assertion
42. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
discretion
antecedent
since
epithet
43. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
colon
pathos
rhetorical question
maxim
44. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
idealism
consonance
caesura
predicate
45. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
epithalamium
ethos
chronological organization
truism
46. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
accordingly
voice
circular reasoning
empirical
47. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
problem-solution organization
protagonist
compliment
48. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
gerund
induction
since
first person
49. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure - i.e. 'to err is human; to forgive - divine'
implicit
paraody
satire
antithesis balanced
50. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
tone
fallacy
accordingly
third person