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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 comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
first person
colloquial
predicate
2. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
over generalization
antithesis balanced
second person
3. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
imperative
propaganda
tone
diatribe
4. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
caesura
thesis
anthropomorphism
antecedent
5. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
third person limited
propaganda
since
subjunctive
6. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
innuendo
colon
synecdoche
wit
7. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
exemplar
generality organization
simile
8. Open - honest communication
third person omniscient
colon
syllogism
candor
9. Vowel rhyme
burlesque
naivete
metaphor
assonance
10. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
figurative language
assonance
accordingly
induction
11. One of many prepositions
under
Spenserian rhyme
accordingly
third person omniscient
12. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
second person
Shakespearean rhyme
qualifying a claim
Spenserian rhyme
13. The perspective from which a story is written
voice
capital
third person
over generalization
14. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
alliteration
concrete
problem-solution organization
paraody
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
epithet
substantive
thesis
inference
16. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
simple sentence
ethos
oxymoron
discretion
17. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
compound complex sentence
generality organization
substantive
18. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
gerund
candor
indicative
infinitive
19. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
damn with faint praise
parallel structure
semicolon
ellipsis
20. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
substantive
fact
diction
caesura
21. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
neutrality
Italian rhyme
tone
synecdoche
22. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
caesura
antecedent
alliteration
truism
23. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
protagonist
masculine rhyme
allusion
allegory
24. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
hyperbole
comparison organization
ironic commentary
anecdote
25. An exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
antithesis balanced
capitol
epigram
26. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
capital
allegory
footnote
assertion
27. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
emphatic organization
caesura
ironic commentary
pathetic fallacy
28. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
extended metaphor
idealism
synaesthesia
allusion
29. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
irony
exemplar
onomatopoeia
empirical
30. Something that is implied
fiction
implicit
antecedent
cause and effect
31. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
Shakespearean rhyme
decorum
musing
32. 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
subordinate conjunction
framing
personification
apostrophe
33. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
tone
imperative
abstraction
induction
34. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
bias
chronological organization
epithalamium
concrete
35. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
over generalization
candor
burlesque
cause and effect
36. Expressly stated
Alexandrine
emphatic organization
explicit
tone
37. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
understatement
gerund
idealism
symbol
38. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
digress
syllogism
truism
pastoral elegy
39. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
third person omniscient
truism
extended metaphor
pathetic fallacy
40. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
capitol
colon
epithalamium
epithet
41. 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
parallel structure
pathos
paradox
ethos
42. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
capitol
figurative language
burlesque
imperative
43. 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
mock
Italian rhyme
generality organization
44. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
idiom
participle
caesura
assonance
45. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
Shakespearean rhyme
protagonist
fallacy
feminine rhyme
46. 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
hyperbole
first person
third person limited
47. 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
personification
first person
idealism
syllogism
48. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
propaganda
analogical comparison
fact
synecdoche
49. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
personification
epigram
epithet
50. Neoclassical principles of drama
pathos
antagonist
anthropomorphism
decorum