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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. One of many subordinating conjunctions
anecdote
circular reasoning
since
empirical
2. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
negation
cause-effect organization
Shakespearean rhyme
third person
3. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
extended metaphor
parallel structure
Spenserian rhyme
syntax
4. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
mock
wit
under
subjunctive
5. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
mock
counterexample
pathos
6. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
anecdote
repetition
compound sentence
7. 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
substantive
predicate
framing
since
8. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
assonance
antithesis
antecedent
negation
9. 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'
cadence
abstraction
imperative
antithesis balanced
10. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
chronological organization
abstract noun
rhetorical question
damn with faint praise
11. The commentator does not mean what she writes
ellipsis
antecedent
analogical comparison
ironic commentary
12. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
idealism
irony
semicolon
caesura
13. An exaggeration or overstatement
epithalamium
hyperbole
over generalization
antithesis balanced
14. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
abstract noun
third person
generality organization
double entendre
15. Vague - not easily defined
mock
Italian rhyme
abstract
alliteration
16. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
analogy
rebuttal
compound sentence
qualifying a claim
17. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
antithesis
Italian rhyme
framing
capitol
18. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
oxymoron
explicit
epigram
bias
19. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
metonymy
irony
abstract
feminine rhyme
20. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
vernacular
colloquial
doggerel
symbol
21. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
syntax
first person
assonance
22. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
generality organization
euphemism
antithesis
23. An indirect attack or insinuation
syntax
first person
paradox
innuendo
24. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
hypothetic example
musing
colloquial
allusion
25. 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
generality organization
simile
vernacular
exemplar
26. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
capitol
false dilemma
diatribe
doggerel
27. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
truism
parallel structure
emphatic organization
dilemma
28. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
predicate
tone
paraody
imperative
29. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
catalog
fallacy
anecdote
digress
30. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
diction
naivete
hyperbole
capital
31. The perspective from which a story is written
Spenserian rhyme
voice
idiom
synaesthesia
32. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
syntax
voice
figurative language
maxim
33. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
under
Italian rhyme
extended metaphor
epigram
34. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
subjunctive
syllogism
episodic
metaphor
35. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
idiom
repetition
abstraction
36. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
mock
predicate
musing
Italian rhyme
37. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
anthropomorphism
colon
bias
qualifying a claim
38. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
allusion
antithesis
ethos
anecdote
39. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
chronological organization
concrete
rebuttal
doggerel
40. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
cause and effect
anecdote
empirical
Spenserian rhyme
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
refutation
parallel structure
idiom
false dilemma
42. One of many conjunctive adverbs
counterexample
accordingly
oxymoron
antithesis
43. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
Alexandrine
cause-effect organization
anecdote
metonymy
44. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
pathos
concrete
burlesque
infinitive
45. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
tongue-in-cheek
decorum
simile
inference
46. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
epithalamium
cadence
maxim
predicate
47. Consists of a single independent clause
fiction
idealism
synecdoche
simple sentence
48. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
juxtapose
Italian rhyme
maxim
complement
49. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
emphatic organization
wit
under
50. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
understatement
concrete
second person