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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. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
innuendo
diatribe
antecedent
circumlocution
2. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
vocative
infinitive
semicolon
fallacy
3. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
ellipsis
consonance
understatement
propaganda
4. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
cadence
empirical
since
vocative
5. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
subjunctive
exemplar
pastoral elegy
abstraction
6. One of many conjunctive adverbs
metonymy
diction
extended metaphor
accordingly
7. Quiet reflection upon a topic
framing
fiction
ethos
musing
8. A negative statement
antecedent
paraody
negation
rebuttal
9. An indirect attack or insinuation
innuendo
simple sentence
substantive
abstract noun
10. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
accordingly
fact
irony
second person
11. (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
first person
onomatopoeia
epithet
empirical
12. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
implicit
gerund
double entendre
cause-effect organization
13. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
paradox
colon
circular reasoning
14. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
metonymy
pathetic fallacy
subordinate conjunction
symbol
15. Open - honest communication
burlesque
antecedent
candor
epithalamium
16. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
problem-solution organization
compliment
symbol
double entendre
17. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
Italian rhyme
circular reasoning
juxtapose
predicate
18. 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'
damn with faint praise
since
second person
euphemism
19. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
assertion
false dilemma
antithesis
neutrality
20. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
emphatic organization
rhetorical question
footnote
pathetic fallacy
21. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
abstraction
figurative language
footnote
bias
22. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
antithesis balanced
double entendre
capitol
exemplar
23. Neoclassical principles of drama
episodic
decorum
pastoral elegy
maxim
24. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
naivete
infinitive
dilemma
indicative
25. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
compliment
truism
over generalization
26. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
catalog
propaganda
allusion
candor
27. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
figurative language
Alexandrine
antagonist
paraody
28. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
compound complex sentence
truism
fallacy
pathetic fallacy
29. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
satire
vernacular
second person
30. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
syllogism
consonance
pathos
31. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
propaganda
imagery
concrete
analogy
32. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
bias
damn with faint praise
parallel structure
fiction
33. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
irony
innuendo
feminine rhyme
34. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
qualifying a claim
pathos
paradox
abstract
35. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
infinitive
caesura
consonance
gerund
36. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
colon
semicolon
under
37. 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
cadence
allusion
inference
38. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
negation
qualifying a claim
semicolon
circumlocution
39. 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
catalog
epithalamium
framing
rhetorical question
40. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
framing
refutation
metonymy
abstraction
41. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
metaphor
juxtapose
exemplar
indicative
42. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
emphatic organization
abstraction
gerund
soapstone
43. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
simple sentence
since
allusion
innuendo
44. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
Alexandrine
empirical
paradox
45. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
semicolon
rebuttal
syntax
verb phrase
46. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
double entendre
burlesque
wit
capitol
47. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
false dilemma
paraody
vocative
verb phrase
48. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
abstract noun
tone
apostrophe
49. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
digress
chronological organization
hypothetic example
50. Can be verified
over generalization
fact
ellipsis
cadence