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CLEP College Composition
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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. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
repetition
abstract
metonymy
2. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
first person
cadence
abstract
metaphor
3. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
extended metaphor
complement
indicative
4. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
idiom
wit
compound complex sentence
Auxiliary verb
5. Expressly stated
third person omniscient
synaesthesia
subordinate conjunction
explicit
6. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
ellipsis
epigram
digress
consonance
7. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
second person
ellipsis
soapstone
third person omniscient
8. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
imagery
figurative language
anthropomorphism
9. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
damn with faint praise
propaganda
chronological organization
consonance
10. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
abstract noun
musing
epithalamium
11. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
diction
double entendre
syntax
12. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
Alexandrine
epithalamium
negation
chronological organization
13. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
generality organization
cause-effect organization
over generalization
symbol
14. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
feminine rhyme
counterexample
third person limited
imperative
15. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
complement
inference
rebuttal
16. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
negation
vocative
burlesque
participle
17. 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
gerund
extended metaphor
indicative
framing
18. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
indicative
soapstone
cause-effect organization
19. List of details that reinforces a concept
catalog
musing
hyperbole
naivete
20. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
inference
antecedent
extended metaphor
idealism
21. Abab cdcd efef gg
analogical comparison
Shakespearean rhyme
alliteration
anthropomorphism
22. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
maxim
antagonist
simile
protagonist
23. 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
analogical comparison
burlesque
Auxiliary verb
24. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
fallacy
juxtapose
synaesthesia
predicate
25. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
understatement
synecdoche
simile
satire
26. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
gerund
indicative
semicolon
induction
27. The main character - usually the hero
innuendo
pathos
protagonist
hypothetic example
28. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
idiom
paraody
decorum
imperative
29. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
syntax
problem-solution organization
generality organization
tongue-in-cheek
30. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
imperative
third person omniscient
allegory
31. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
fact
decorum
damn with faint praise
soapstone
32. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
paradox
understatement
comparison organization
idealism
33. Not taking a position
hyperbole
consonance
onomatopoeia
neutrality
34. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
pathetic fallacy
explicit
repetition
analogical comparison
35. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
propaganda
compound complex sentence
imagery
oxymoron
36. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
apostrophe
gerund
subjunctive
neutrality
37. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
epigram
qualifying a claim
predicate
gerund
38. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
indicative
cause and effect
maxim
39. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
third person
juxtapose
footnote
40. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
under
Shakespearean rhyme
antithesis balanced
41. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
framing
cause-effect organization
over generalization
42. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
voice
simple sentence
third person omniscient
43. The commentator does not mean what she writes
masculine rhyme
ironic commentary
qualifying a claim
propaganda
44. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
verb phrase
innuendo
ironic commentary
comparison organization
45. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
counterexample
capital
fact
synaesthesia
46. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
colloquial
gerund
antithesis balanced
abstract noun
47. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
naivete
empirical
subordinate conjunction
abstraction
48. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
Italian rhyme
thesis
innuendo
repetition
49. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
discretion
tongue-in-cheek
second person
gerund
50. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
second person
cause and effect
gerund
discretion