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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. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
synecdoche
cadence
feminine rhyme
subjunctive
2. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
Auxiliary verb
paraody
discretion
apostrophe
3. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
double entendre
induction
metonymy
diction
4. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
euphemism
personification
doggerel
truism
5. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
pastoral elegy
ethos
antagonist
tongue-in-cheek
6. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
allusion
anthropomorphism
fact
cause and effect
7. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
inference
tongue-in-cheek
idiom
negation
8. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
epigram
synaesthesia
fallacy
ethos
9. To move off point
pastoral elegy
irony
digress
fact
10. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
colon
Italian rhyme
participle
11. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
symbol
diction
feminine rhyme
idealism
12. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
qualifying a claim
exemplar
complement
participle
13. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
compound complex sentence
imperative
first person
ironic commentary
14. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
parallel structure
burlesque
satire
understatement
15. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
assertion
accordingly
thesis
diction
16. The main character - usually the hero
caesura
counterexample
protagonist
accordingly
17. The verb and its object and modifiers
diatribe
first person
verb phrase
third person
18. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
problem-solution organization
allusion
exemplar
syntax
19. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
complement
dilemma
assonance
analogical comparison
20. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
colloquial
feminine rhyme
synecdoche
rhetorical question
21. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
symbol
anecdote
juxtapose
predicate
22. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
epithalamium
Auxiliary verb
damn with faint praise
23. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
alliteration
propaganda
repetition
induction
24. Expressly stated
negation
explicit
alliteration
burlesque
25. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
footnote
caesura
third person
juxtapose
26. 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'
antithesis balanced
anecdote
bias
euphemism
27. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
generality organization
burlesque
Alexandrine
neutrality
28. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
discretion
comparison organization
Spenserian rhyme
episodic
29. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
substantive
onomatopoeia
chronological organization
episodic
30. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
footnote
counterexample
cause and effect
over generalization
31. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
diction
bias
anecdote
infinitive
32. The commentator does not mean what she writes
cause-effect organization
synaesthesia
ironic commentary
cadence
33. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
simile
satire
compound sentence
pathos
34. An exception to a proposed general rule
Alexandrine
synaesthesia
counterexample
empirical
35. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
third person omniscient
apostrophe
abstract
36. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
generality organization
diction
antagonist
verb phrase
37. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
colon
satire
substantive
allegory
38. The assigning of human attributes - such as emotions or physical characteristics - to nonhumans - usually plants or animals. Differs from personification in that it is a pattern applied to a nonhuman character throughout the entire literary work
burlesque
implicit
discretion
anthropomorphism
39. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
semicolon
damn with faint praise
hypothetic example
antithesis
40. Understatement created through double negative
litotes
third person limited
thesis
epithet
41. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
dilemma
empirical
colloquial
emphatic organization
42. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
circular reasoning
tone
voice
anecdote
43. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
fallacy
understatement
soapstone
44. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
paraody
participle
Alexandrine
45. 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
implicit
parallel structure
compound complex sentence
diction
46. An exaggeration or overstatement
metaphor
epithet
maxim
hyperbole
47. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
subjunctive
understatement
damn with faint praise
48. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
Spenserian rhyme
epigram
propaganda
analogy
49. A figure of speech
naivete
exemplar
idiom
third person
50. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
subjunctive
allusion
analogical comparison
damn with faint praise