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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. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
satire
complement
anticlimax
allusion
2. 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
repetition
exemplar
parallel structure
3. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
burlesque
onomatopoeia
paradox
simile
4. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
substantive
tongue-in-cheek
vocative
5. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
propaganda
damn with faint praise
circumlocution
inference
6. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
apostrophe
participle
syntax
second person
7. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
maxim
subordinate conjunction
cause-effect organization
false dilemma
8. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
extended metaphor
antithesis balanced
propaganda
consonance
9. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
soapstone
comparison organization
colon
10. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
gerund
syllogism
chronological organization
hypothetic example
11. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
under
masculine rhyme
alliteration
personification
12. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
compound complex sentence
colloquial
fiction
ethos
13. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
under
capitol
soapstone
14. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
oxymoron
concrete
inference
fallacy
15. A negative statement
voice
circular reasoning
negation
analogical comparison
16. Understatement created through double negative
euphemism
litotes
apostrophe
episodic
17. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
neutrality
synecdoche
synaesthesia
allegory
18. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
allegory
rebuttal
burlesque
19. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
accordingly
episodic
semicolon
pastoral elegy
20. Consists of a single independent clause
irony
pathetic fallacy
thesis
simple sentence
21. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
analogical comparison
idealism
masculine rhyme
22. The verb and its object and modifiers
catalog
verb phrase
pathos
colon
23. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
synaesthesia
tone
wit
antagonist
24. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
cause-effect organization
synecdoche
exemplar
abstract noun
25. 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)
explicit
bias
ellipsis
third person omniscient
26. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fiction
compound sentence
imagery
indicative
27. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
extended metaphor
antecedent
abstraction
assertion
28. To make fun of
mock
under
imagery
burlesque
29. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
discretion
innuendo
gerund
emphatic organization
30. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
gerund
concrete
personification
paraody
31. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
false dilemma
ironic commentary
counterexample
hypothetic example
32. One of many subordinating conjunctions
since
feminine rhyme
allusion
ironic commentary
33. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
counterexample
antagonist
simple sentence
34. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
capital
satire
circumlocution
35. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
exemplar
ethos
burlesque
damn with faint praise
36. Can be verified
fact
since
imperative
doggerel
37. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
paradox
complement
discretion
litotes
38. Vague - not easily defined
syllogism
analogical comparison
tone
abstract
39. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
tongue-in-cheek
repetition
Auxiliary verb
compound sentence
40. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
empirical
compound sentence
capital
induction
41. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
participle
indicative
soapstone
doggerel
42. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
antagonist
analogy
protagonist
propaganda
43. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
accordingly
masculine rhyme
rebuttal
44. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
fallacy
tone
cadence
innuendo
45. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
infinitive
double entendre
caesura
metaphor
46. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
circular reasoning
footnote
capitol
soapstone
47. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
syllogism
wit
semicolon
circular reasoning
48. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
epigram
induction
abstract
49. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
Alexandrine
ellipsis
damn with faint praise
footnote
50. Opposing point of view
predicate
apostrophe
antagonist
rebuttal