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CLEP College Composition
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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 explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
alliteration
Italian rhyme
diatribe
allegory
2. Something that is implied
implicit
Spenserian rhyme
anthropomorphism
antecedent
3. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
verb phrase
vocative
diction
circumlocution
4. One of many subordinating conjunctions
pastoral elegy
musing
since
counterexample
5. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
protagonist
assertion
subordinate conjunction
naivete
6. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
colon
hypothetic example
candor
propaganda
7. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
Spenserian rhyme
antecedent
double entendre
protagonist
8. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
subordinate conjunction
syllogism
over generalization
maxim
9. Not taking a position
rhetorical question
feminine rhyme
neutrality
understatement
10. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
digress
voice
hypothetic example
11. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
inference
damn with faint praise
protagonist
12. Neoclassical principles of drama
infinitive
thesis
decorum
idealism
13. Open - honest communication
musing
complement
candor
footnote
14. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
assertion
thesis
discretion
cadence
15. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
ellipsis
infinitive
subordinate conjunction
inference
16. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
ethos
candor
substantive
17. To make fun of
inference
Shakespearean rhyme
episodic
mock
18. Opposing point of view
tongue-in-cheek
allusion
rebuttal
maxim
19. An indirect attack or insinuation
epithet
innuendo
subordinate conjunction
vocative
20. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
juxtapose
compound complex sentence
candor
antithesis
21. 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
syllogism
neutrality
anticlimax
22. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
capital
emphatic organization
anthropomorphism
symbol
23. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
exemplar
second person
syllogism
24. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
Shakespearean rhyme
cadence
emphatic organization
ethos
25. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
generality organization
consonance
Spenserian rhyme
abstract noun
26. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
wit
simile
dilemma
figurative language
27. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
negation
concrete
refutation
repetition
28. Quiet reflection upon a topic
anthropomorphism
imperative
musing
allusion
29. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
abstract
explicit
chronological organization
30. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
Alexandrine
simile
concrete
idiom
31. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
generality organization
propaganda
pathos
juxtapose
32. The work is narrated by the person 'I' - who can also be the protagonist - omniscient speaker. There can be multiple narrators of the same work
Shakespearean rhyme
metonymy
under
first person
33. The perspective from which a story is written
infinitive
voice
synaesthesia
oxymoron
34. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
euphemism
anticlimax
abstraction
cause-effect organization
35. Understatement created through double negative
allegory
litotes
bias
refutation
36. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
musing
refutation
first person
37. The main character - usually the hero
bias
antagonist
protagonist
circular reasoning
38. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
burlesque
antithesis
ellipsis
neutrality
39. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
double entendre
irony
euphemism
ethos
40. A negative statement
first person
alliteration
negation
allegory
41. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
simile
analogical comparison
episodic
decorum
42. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
epigram
infinitive
consonance
43. The commentator does not mean what she writes
synaesthesia
propaganda
ironic commentary
extended metaphor
44. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
fiction
neutrality
compound sentence
counterexample
45. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
damn with faint praise
gerund
anticlimax
digress
46. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
diatribe
Italian rhyme
paraody
abstract noun
47. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
colloquial
digress
epithalamium
personification
48. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
satire
compound complex sentence
pathetic fallacy
third person limited
49. 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'
euphemism
doggerel
cause and effect
idiom
50. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
propaganda
antecedent
concrete
synecdoche