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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. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
Shakespearean rhyme
predicate
pathos
thesis
2. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
maxim
onomatopoeia
exemplar
soapstone
3. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
vernacular
chronological organization
third person limited
juxtapose
4. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
allegory
exemplar
discretion
episodic
5. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
gerund
accordingly
repetition
semicolon
6. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
maxim
truism
double entendre
since
7. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
diatribe
epithalamium
oxymoron
dilemma
8. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
burlesque
idiom
since
repetition
9. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
episodic
emphatic organization
epithalamium
refutation
10. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
analogy
oxymoron
soapstone
rhetorical question
11. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
anthropomorphism
ethos
Spenserian rhyme
consonance
12. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
epithet
damn with faint praise
bias
tone
13. Something that is implied
ironic commentary
implicit
idiom
naivete
14. The commentator does not mean what she writes
vocative
accordingly
ironic commentary
syntax
15. Opposing point of view
gerund
rebuttal
mock
pathetic fallacy
16. Can be verified
fact
imperative
antagonist
vernacular
17. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
false dilemma
predicate
Spenserian rhyme
capital
18. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
semicolon
simile
decorum
capital
19. An exception to a proposed general rule
simple sentence
counterexample
satire
fiction
20. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
onomatopoeia
chronological organization
bias
irony
21. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
syntax
false dilemma
hypothetic example
Alexandrine
22. 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
capitol
metaphor
assonance
generality organization
23. 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
allegory
anthropomorphism
Alexandrine
onomatopoeia
24. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
double entendre
cause-effect organization
third person
pathetic fallacy
25. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
burlesque
third person limited
onomatopoeia
26. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
compliment
subjunctive
colon
problem-solution organization
27. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
ethos
truism
Italian rhyme
idealism
28. Language chosen by the writer
third person omniscient
bias
diction
Spenserian rhyme
29. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
ellipsis
qualifying a claim
truism
syntax
30. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
antagonist
syllogism
idiom
idealism
31. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
analogy
cause and effect
damn with faint praise
cadence
32. List of details that reinforces a concept
figurative language
catalog
footnote
third person
33. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
decorum
idealism
counterexample
anecdote
34. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
oxymoron
capitol
parallel structure
dilemma
35. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
symbol
imperative
thesis
colloquial
36. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
fiction
protagonist
soapstone
syntax
37. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
cause-effect organization
Auxiliary verb
thesis
circumlocution
38. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
subjunctive
simile
feminine rhyme
parallel structure
39. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
parallel structure
doggerel
assertion
implicit
40. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
capital
naivete
first person
Alexandrine
41. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
colloquial
indicative
onomatopoeia
voice
42. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
naivete
alliteration
compound sentence
antithesis
43. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
abstraction
alliteration
litotes
44. (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
abstract noun
imagery
epithet
caesura
45. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
antithesis balanced
discretion
fact
neutrality
46. Consists of a single independent clause
rhetorical question
simple sentence
gerund
synaesthesia
47. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
mock
first person
personification
soapstone
48. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
cause-effect organization
synaesthesia
caesura
imagery
49. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
pathetic fallacy
litotes
double entendre
paraody
50. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
complement
consonance
bias