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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 negative statement
indicative
infinitive
damn with faint praise
negation
2. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
understatement
thesis
abstraction
syllogism
3. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
allegory
bias
litotes
antithesis balanced
4. 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
pathetic fallacy
parallel structure
tongue-in-cheek
compound complex sentence
5. Vowel rhyme
assonance
burlesque
diatribe
Alexandrine
6. Understatement created through double negative
mock
analogy
litotes
semicolon
7. The verb and its object and modifiers
fallacy
qualifying a claim
verb phrase
compliment
8. Something that is implied
empirical
metonymy
capitol
implicit
9. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
simple sentence
circumlocution
symbol
predicate
10. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure - i.e. 'to err is human; to forgive - divine'
third person limited
counterexample
problem-solution organization
antithesis balanced
11. Can be verified
since
onomatopoeia
fact
idealism
12. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
hypothetic example
infinitive
epigram
paraody
13. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
wit
empirical
hyperbole
chronological organization
14. (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
gerund
epithet
wit
ironic commentary
15. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
generality organization
symbol
paradox
assertion
16. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
tongue-in-cheek
pathetic fallacy
extended metaphor
vocative
17. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
fallacy
anecdote
imperative
double entendre
18. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
substantive
dilemma
discretion
double entendre
19. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
third person
wit
antithesis balanced
Spenserian rhyme
20. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
tongue-in-cheek
symbol
rhetorical question
false dilemma
21. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
simile
innuendo
framing
22. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
imperative
diatribe
thesis
ethos
23. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
anecdote
Alexandrine
personification
pathetic fallacy
24. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
dilemma
double entendre
induction
chronological organization
25. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
truism
complement
refutation
26. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
caesura
hypothetic example
parallel structure
analogy
27. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
personification
naivete
allusion
thesis
28. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
predicate
tongue-in-cheek
epithalamium
compliment
29. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
burlesque
implicit
analogical comparison
euphemism
30. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
Spenserian rhyme
hypothetic example
allegory
31. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
pathos
subordinate conjunction
footnote
decorum
32. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
emphatic organization
first person
maxim
alliteration
33. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
cause-effect organization
wit
indicative
onomatopoeia
34. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person
episodic
idealism
decorum
35. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
wit
exemplar
metonymy
syntax
36. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
under
Shakespearean rhyme
discretion
capital
37. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
assonance
innuendo
qualifying a claim
caesura
38. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
metonymy
pathetic fallacy
simile
39. An indirect attack or insinuation
metonymy
innuendo
gerund
consonance
40. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
antecedent
syntax
maxim
double entendre
41. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
anthropomorphism
paraody
metonymy
pathos
42. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
ellipsis
subordinate conjunction
voice
antagonist
43. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
antagonist
counterexample
satire
44. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
feminine rhyme
empirical
rhetorical question
caesura
45. One of many subordinating conjunctions
since
diatribe
figurative language
compliment
46. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
innuendo
thesis
hypothetic example
juxtapose
47. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
qualifying a claim
discretion
masculine rhyme
tone
48. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
satire
episodic
imperative
49. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
soapstone
empirical
antecedent
inference
50. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
Spenserian rhyme
antagonist
epithalamium