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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. Vague - not easily defined
fiction
abstract
diatribe
epigram
2. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
analogy
symbol
Shakespearean rhyme
juxtapose
3. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
understatement
refutation
idiom
semicolon
4. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
neutrality
antithesis
juxtapose
capital
5. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
abstract
implicit
subjunctive
colloquial
6. Expressly stated
subordinate conjunction
explicit
fallacy
paraody
7. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
irony
inference
juxtapose
symbol
8. 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'
pathos
infinitive
compound complex sentence
antithesis balanced
9. 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
exemplar
damn with faint praise
parallel structure
Italian rhyme
10. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
figurative language
emphatic organization
diction
symbol
11. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
pathetic fallacy
complement
participle
ironic commentary
12. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
metonymy
syntax
semicolon
diction
13. 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
diatribe
rhetorical question
maxim
generality organization
14. List of details that reinforces a concept
Shakespearean rhyme
catalog
counterexample
framing
15. 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
compliment
first person
over generalization
false dilemma
16. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
allusion
synecdoche
antagonist
17. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
voice
episodic
litotes
18. The perspective from which a story is written
voice
analogy
anecdote
hyperbole
19. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
epithalamium
framing
figurative language
20. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
third person
bias
antagonist
vernacular
21. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
under
tone
over generalization
Italian rhyme
22. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
antithesis
idiom
subjunctive
23. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
accordingly
Alexandrine
diatribe
24. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
symbol
Shakespearean rhyme
capitol
pastoral elegy
25. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
false dilemma
burlesque
onomatopoeia
infinitive
26. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
mock
anthropomorphism
antithesis
indicative
27. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
symbol
Alexandrine
understatement
synecdoche
28. 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
digress
implicit
feminine rhyme
29. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
antecedent
third person
symbol
oxymoron
30. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
candor
episodic
Shakespearean rhyme
31. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
caesura
emphatic organization
circular reasoning
double entendre
32. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
capital
oxymoron
naivete
antagonist
33. The claim or point that the writer is making
cause-effect organization
neutrality
anticlimax
assertion
34. An exaggeration or overstatement
litotes
Spenserian rhyme
hyperbole
parallel structure
35. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
extended metaphor
analogy
ethos
litotes
36. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
imperative
syllogism
parallel structure
37. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
burlesque
soapstone
subjunctive
second person
38. Consists of a single independent clause
caesura
simple sentence
double entendre
counterexample
39. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
hypothetic example
masculine rhyme
extended metaphor
assertion
40. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
euphemism
third person
explicit
generality organization
41. A figure of speech
hyperbole
idiom
generality organization
cadence
42. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
compound sentence
cause-effect organization
consonance
complement
43. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
induction
imagery
abstract noun
diatribe
44. The main character - usually the hero
predicate
capitol
protagonist
consonance
45. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
paradox
fact
Italian rhyme
anticlimax
46. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
hyperbole
colloquial
propaganda
footnote
47. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
cause-effect organization
feminine rhyme
thesis
onomatopoeia
48. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
empirical
generality organization
fact
49. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
induction
tongue-in-cheek
truism
cause and effect
50. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
compliment
tone
anticlimax
repetition