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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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1. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
consonance
personification
paradox
2. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
vernacular
over generalization
propaganda
circular reasoning
3. Vowel rhyme
rebuttal
musing
assonance
abstract
4. 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
first person
catalog
masculine rhyme
extended metaphor
5. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
candor
figurative language
abstraction
circular reasoning
6. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
metonymy
third person
euphemism
implicit
7. A figure of speech
Spenserian rhyme
hypothetic example
idiom
epigram
8. Opposing point of view
paradox
generality organization
figurative language
rebuttal
9. Consists of a single independent clause
digress
masculine rhyme
circular reasoning
simple sentence
10. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
repetition
emphatic organization
fiction
ellipsis
11. List of details that reinforces a concept
comparison organization
Alexandrine
participle
catalog
12. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
pathetic fallacy
semicolon
infinitive
13. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
simile
gerund
over generalization
14. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
rhetorical question
anecdote
refutation
wit
15. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
synaesthesia
metonymy
exemplar
second person
16. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
episodic
metaphor
wit
fallacy
17. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
analogy
epigram
wit
under
18. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
first person
simile
diatribe
19. Not taking a position
negation
under
synaesthesia
neutrality
20. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
epigram
exemplar
antithesis
subjunctive
21. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
epigram
pastoral elegy
simple sentence
diatribe
22. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
implicit
metaphor
repetition
23. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
implicit
abstraction
apostrophe
synaesthesia
24. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fact
truism
paraody
fiction
25. Expressly stated
pathos
explicit
since
discretion
26. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
comparison organization
irony
pastoral elegy
Spenserian rhyme
27. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
subjunctive
imagery
synecdoche
syntax
28. Open - honest communication
figurative language
candor
anecdote
compound sentence
29. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
predicate
paraody
musing
personification
30. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
irony
inference
oxymoron
verb phrase
31. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
third person
understatement
allegory
soapstone
32. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
anecdote
compliment
Spenserian rhyme
analogy
33. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
digress
epithalamium
symbol
assonance
34. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
emphatic organization
discretion
feminine rhyme
35. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur
damn with faint praise
infinitive
idiom
epithet
36. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
metonymy
compliment
third person limited
37. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
innuendo
fallacy
cause-effect organization
38. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
inference
qualifying a claim
ellipsis
satire
39. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
antagonist
colon
compound sentence
anticlimax
40. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
diction
juxtapose
irony
capitol
41. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
generality organization
syllogism
capital
circular reasoning
42. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
epigram
onomatopoeia
euphemism
under
43. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
antagonist
fact
substantive
pathos
44. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
epithet
mock
pathetic fallacy
45. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
metonymy
comparison organization
syntax
46. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
gerund
Spenserian rhyme
circular reasoning
idiom
47. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
discretion
fiction
understatement
assonance
48. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
discretion
Auxiliary verb
voice
tongue-in-cheek
49. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
exemplar
protagonist
irony
50. 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
anthropomorphism
neutrality
framing
epithalamium