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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. Consists of a single independent clause
third person limited
false dilemma
simple sentence
subordinate conjunction
2. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
fallacy
figurative language
idealism
metonymy
3. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
subjunctive
capitol
anthropomorphism
implicit
4. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
analogy
apostrophe
cause-effect organization
indicative
5. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
double entendre
soapstone
metonymy
cadence
6. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
bias
accordingly
soapstone
first person
7. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
third person limited
discretion
negation
compliment
8. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
burlesque
compound sentence
compliment
euphemism
9. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
participle
pathos
antagonist
simile
10. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
vernacular
colon
fallacy
refutation
11. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
counterexample
subordinate conjunction
synecdoche
antagonist
12. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
assertion
consonance
substantive
subjunctive
13. 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
generality organization
symbol
parallel structure
participle
14. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
caesura
truism
ethos
counterexample
15. (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
candor
second person
epithet
fact
16. The main character - usually the hero
false dilemma
hypothetic example
inference
protagonist
17. 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
personification
cause-effect organization
vernacular
18. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
discretion
voice
accordingly
19. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
feminine rhyme
since
compound sentence
epigram
20. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
parallel structure
implicit
antagonist
infinitive
21. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
simile
tone
under
understatement
22. A kind or more gentle word to dilute the meaning in order to evade responsibility for a more disturbing word - i.e. 'passed on' instead of 'died'
tone
euphemism
vocative
damn with faint praise
23. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
metonymy
feminine rhyme
masculine rhyme
24. Vowel rhyme
neutrality
assonance
imagery
colon
25. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
ellipsis
inference
comparison organization
figurative language
26. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
abstraction
colon
abstract noun
juxtapose
27. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
hypothetic example
onomatopoeia
abstraction
antithesis
28. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
bias
second person
Spenserian rhyme
emphatic organization
29. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
induction
catalog
allegory
antecedent
30. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
dilemma
first person
chronological organization
imagery
31. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
qualifying a claim
hypothetic example
third person limited
allusion
32. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
diatribe
mock
analogical comparison
imagery
33. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
framing
third person omniscient
anticlimax
pastoral elegy
34. The verb and its object and modifiers
allusion
indicative
verb phrase
synecdoche
35. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
counterexample
subjunctive
emphatic organization
thesis
36. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
apostrophe
second person
neutrality
abstract noun
37. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
infinitive
epithalamium
feminine rhyme
oxymoron
38. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
antithesis
masculine rhyme
compound sentence
39. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
problem-solution organization
Italian rhyme
double entendre
40. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
since
second person
extended metaphor
neutrality
41. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
wit
maxim
simple sentence
qualifying a claim
42. Open - honest communication
chronological organization
synecdoche
maxim
candor
43. One of many conjunctive adverbs
under
epithalamium
metonymy
accordingly
44. One of many prepositions
wit
capital
candor
under
45. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
litotes
wit
diatribe
paradox
46. Understatement created through double negative
litotes
idealism
Spenserian rhyme
analogy
47. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
concrete
tone
epithalamium
cause-effect organization
48. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
maxim
syllogism
digress
metonymy
49. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
fallacy
imagery
Italian rhyme
indicative
50. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
rhetorical question
Spenserian rhyme
wit