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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
discretion
tone
complement
negation
2. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
ethos
double entendre
verb phrase
indicative
3. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
capitol
syntax
Auxiliary verb
metonymy
4. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
explicit
hypothetic example
propaganda
catalog
5. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
alliteration
concrete
thesis
6. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
pathetic fallacy
anticlimax
allegory
induction
7. 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
epithet
complement
antagonist
8. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
simple sentence
rebuttal
assertion
alliteration
9. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
assonance
over generalization
generality organization
diatribe
10. Expressly stated
tongue-in-cheek
assertion
empirical
explicit
11. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
Spenserian rhyme
third person limited
synecdoche
substantive
12. Neoclassical principles of drama
since
abstract
compound sentence
decorum
13. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
ellipsis
rebuttal
compound sentence
explicit
14. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
exemplar
over generalization
gerund
antagonist
15. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
diction
epigram
idiom
16. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
juxtapose
figurative language
circular reasoning
epithalamium
17. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
metaphor
refutation
pathos
false dilemma
18. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
epithet
ellipsis
antithesis
analogy
19. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
voice
cause-effect organization
dilemma
20. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
apostrophe
accordingly
Shakespearean rhyme
thesis
21. 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'
antithesis balanced
compound sentence
wit
symbol
22. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
diction
inference
chronological organization
vernacular
23. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
abstract
diatribe
problem-solution organization
false dilemma
24. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
second person
emphatic organization
problem-solution organization
compound complex sentence
25. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
discretion
protagonist
damn with faint praise
complement
26. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
onomatopoeia
circumlocution
first person
fiction
27. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
exemplar
paradox
oxymoron
28. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
Italian rhyme
refutation
Spenserian rhyme
29. The perspective from which a story is written
voice
parallel structure
wit
vocative
30. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
epigram
framing
over generalization
feminine rhyme
31. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
ironic commentary
symbol
diatribe
indicative
32. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
third person
satire
euphemism
allusion
33. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
over generalization
onomatopoeia
epithalamium
repetition
34. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
candor
complement
discretion
subjunctive
35. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
exemplar
analogical comparison
qualifying a claim
complement
36. A figure of speech
idiom
substantive
paradox
analogical comparison
37. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
circular reasoning
epithalamium
complement
predicate
38. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
hyperbole
counterexample
idiom
39. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
indicative
dilemma
synaesthesia
satire
40. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
truism
abstraction
third person omniscient
euphemism
41. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
capital
soapstone
pathetic fallacy
allegory
42. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
Shakespearean rhyme
wit
fallacy
maxim
43. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
hyperbole
predicate
assonance
innuendo
44. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
repetition
pastoral elegy
infinitive
rhetorical question
45. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
Auxiliary verb
ellipsis
circumlocution
syntax
46. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
negation
apostrophe
mock
47. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
masculine rhyme
pathos
burlesque
Spenserian rhyme
48. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
extended metaphor
synecdoche
cause-effect organization
infinitive
49. The main character - usually the hero
apostrophe
protagonist
fact
assonance
50. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
abstract noun
counterexample
synecdoche
substantive