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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. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
antithesis
analogy
antecedent
2. 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)
empirical
analogical comparison
colloquial
third person omniscient
3. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
vocative
capitol
metaphor
qualifying a claim
4. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
problem-solution organization
ethos
metaphor
syllogism
5. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
negation
hyperbole
Auxiliary verb
6. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
abstract noun
paradox
abstraction
onomatopoeia
7. The verb and its object and modifiers
epithalamium
alliteration
verb phrase
framing
8. To make fun of
anthropomorphism
comparison organization
innuendo
mock
9. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
tone
rhetorical question
semicolon
footnote
10. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
alliteration
fiction
decorum
substantive
11. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
circumlocution
compound sentence
metaphor
voice
12. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
synaesthesia
onomatopoeia
doggerel
repetition
13. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
tone
irony
allusion
antithesis balanced
14. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
feminine rhyme
anthropomorphism
rhetorical question
15. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
tongue-in-cheek
concrete
capital
16. A figure of speech
truism
subordinate conjunction
idiom
qualifying a claim
17. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
syntax
imagery
Auxiliary verb
anticlimax
18. Expressly stated
parallel structure
abstract
explicit
synaesthesia
19. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
rhetorical question
footnote
discretion
truism
20. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
over generalization
pastoral elegy
oxymoron
21. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
rebuttal
truism
idealism
vocative
22. Understatement created through double negative
idiom
litotes
pathos
first person
23. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
imagery
allusion
first person
24. An exaggeration or overstatement
antagonist
bias
rebuttal
hyperbole
25. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
induction
colloquial
parallel structure
Alexandrine
26. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
third person limited
tone
anthropomorphism
third person omniscient
27. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
syllogism
candor
concrete
substantive
28. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synecdoche
satire
synaesthesia
innuendo
29. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
epithalamium
colloquial
synecdoche
soapstone
30. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
syntax
fiction
Auxiliary verb
ironic commentary
31. Something that is implied
symbol
implicit
ethos
allusion
32. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
Alexandrine
metaphor
anecdote
exemplar
33. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
fiction
simile
vocative
epigram
34. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
Alexandrine
burlesque
dilemma
35. Vowel rhyme
assonance
maxim
doggerel
burlesque
36. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
alliteration
chronological organization
extended metaphor
footnote
37. 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
idealism
parallel structure
decorum
first person
38. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
colon
candor
third person
simple sentence
39. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
euphemism
third person omniscient
propaganda
naivete
40. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
simile
personification
exemplar
damn with faint praise
41. Vague - not easily defined
irony
bias
abstract
indicative
42. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
protagonist
pathos
concrete
cadence
43. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
caesura
epigram
implicit
Spenserian rhyme
44. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
satire
paraody
oxymoron
imagery
45. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
damn with faint praise
verb phrase
paradox
thesis
46. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
exemplar
antagonist
pathetic fallacy
antithesis
47. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
vernacular
propaganda
idealism
predicate
48. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
induction
antithesis
litotes
candor
49. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
doggerel
anecdote
Spenserian rhyme
50. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
episodic
inference
emphatic organization
antecedent