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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. Understatement created through double negative
litotes
qualifying a claim
allusion
subjunctive
2. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
fallacy
anthropomorphism
naivete
vocative
3. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
neutrality
fact
epithalamium
emphatic organization
4. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
tongue-in-cheek
alliteration
compound sentence
colloquial
5. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
compound sentence
litotes
diatribe
6. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
colloquial
consonance
allegory
7. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
allegory
symbol
paraody
8. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
Alexandrine
indicative
epigram
participle
9. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
personification
third person limited
vocative
substantive
10. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
Spenserian rhyme
allusion
damn with faint praise
11. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
tongue-in-cheek
diatribe
induction
antithesis
12. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
syntax
compound sentence
paraody
pathos
13. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
understatement
doggerel
abstract noun
ellipsis
14. To make fun of
maxim
digress
inference
mock
15. Neoclassical principles of drama
ethos
decorum
compliment
under
16. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
subjunctive
second person
antagonist
antithesis
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
framing
figurative language
hypothetic example
satire
18. Can be verified
parallel structure
abstract noun
fact
voice
19. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
parallel structure
juxtapose
dilemma
fallacy
20. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
problem-solution organization
compound complex sentence
complement
damn with faint praise
21. Something that is implied
capital
hypothetic example
implicit
third person
22. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
decorum
doggerel
pathetic fallacy
induction
23. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
exemplar
accordingly
litotes
paraody
24. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
protagonist
syllogism
footnote
simile
25. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
cadence
idiom
allusion
pathos
26. Quiet reflection upon a topic
participle
exemplar
wit
musing
27. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
vernacular
hypothetic example
paraody
compound sentence
28. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
verb phrase
propaganda
understatement
chronological organization
29. 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)
third person omniscient
comparison organization
first person
gerund
30. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
gerund
colloquial
hyperbole
syllogism
31. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
discretion
synaesthesia
digress
metonymy
32. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
empirical
cause and effect
syllogism
litotes
33. An exception to a proposed general rule
counterexample
participle
vernacular
figurative language
34. 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
burlesque
induction
anthropomorphism
explicit
35. Consists of a single independent clause
litotes
Italian rhyme
simple sentence
pastoral elegy
36. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
footnote
analogical comparison
accordingly
37. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
abstract noun
semicolon
epithalamium
candor
38. 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
parallel structure
cause and effect
antithesis
rebuttal
39. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
participle
metonymy
second person
bias
40. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
analogy
satire
vernacular
predicate
41. List of details that reinforces a concept
since
litotes
irony
catalog
42. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
tongue-in-cheek
ellipsis
gerund
propaganda
43. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
symbol
wit
capitol
indicative
44. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
exemplar
doggerel
inference
Alexandrine
45. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
ethos
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
compliment
46. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
imagery
vernacular
gerund
symbol
47. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
repetition
Alexandrine
circular reasoning
maxim
48. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
subordinate conjunction
imagery
paradox
doggerel
49. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
truism
colon
capital
50. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
idealism
figurative language
antecedent
Auxiliary verb