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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. Neoclassical principles of drama
parallel structure
decorum
personification
antithesis balanced
2. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
masculine rhyme
antecedent
false dilemma
3. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
voice
chronological organization
substantive
4. Something that is implied
implicit
capital
chronological organization
counterexample
5. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
ethos
bias
doggerel
6. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
Auxiliary verb
consonance
complement
circular reasoning
7. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
paraody
third person
maxim
8. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
repetition
allusion
verb phrase
understatement
9. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
ellipsis
musing
anecdote
alliteration
10. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fiction
footnote
personification
symbol
11. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
refutation
syllogism
damn with faint praise
induction
12. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
vernacular
Shakespearean rhyme
anecdote
discretion
13. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
participle
subordinate conjunction
cause and effect
capital
14. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
analogical comparison
colloquial
idealism
discretion
15. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
since
hypothetic example
burlesque
compliment
16. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
caesura
generality organization
epigram
17. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
analogical comparison
Spenserian rhyme
subjunctive
18. To move off point
parallel structure
syllogism
digress
hypothetic example
19. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
assonance
antithesis balanced
oxymoron
20. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
vernacular
ellipsis
neutrality
21. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
parallel structure
antithesis balanced
indicative
22. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
bias
third person limited
voice
23. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
third person
pathos
induction
antithesis balanced
24. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
induction
antagonist
explicit
hypothetic example
25. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
compound complex sentence
burlesque
irony
capitol
26. Not taking a position
consonance
neutrality
hypothetic example
accordingly
27. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
infinitive
Shakespearean rhyme
damn with faint praise
figurative language
28. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
decorum
vocative
masculine rhyme
refutation
29. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
decorum
allegory
third person
ethos
30. The verb and its object and modifiers
parallel structure
candor
juxtapose
verb phrase
31. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
candor
emphatic organization
epigram
understatement
32. 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
abstraction
metaphor
generality organization
substantive
33. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
abstract noun
under
cause and effect
34. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
feminine rhyme
anticlimax
anecdote
cadence
35. 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
litotes
paradox
anthropomorphism
emphatic organization
36. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
cadence
participle
litotes
fallacy
37. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
tongue-in-cheek
Shakespearean rhyme
metonymy
burlesque
38. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
gerund
predicate
masculine rhyme
apostrophe
39. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
paraody
antagonist
since
40. 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
metonymy
first person
pastoral elegy
abstract noun
41. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
under
problem-solution organization
footnote
personification
42. Expressly stated
paraody
explicit
mock
fiction
43. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
assonance
allusion
voice
dilemma
44. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
soapstone
compound sentence
comparison organization
complement
45. The claim or point that the writer is making
metaphor
indicative
assertion
problem-solution organization
46. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
decorum
infinitive
simple sentence
predicate
47. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
cause and effect
ethos
Italian rhyme
48. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
oxymoron
framing
hyperbole
truism
49. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
substantive
syllogism
footnote
personification
50. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
qualifying a claim
synaesthesia
cause and effect
euphemism