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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. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
naivete
feminine rhyme
concrete
abstraction
2. The commentator does not mean what she writes
anecdote
subordinate conjunction
ironic commentary
epithet
3. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
fiction
Spenserian rhyme
assonance
anticlimax
4. Can be verified
idiom
personification
fact
third person limited
5. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
paraody
syllogism
cause and effect
irony
6. Open - honest communication
syntax
candor
syllogism
oxymoron
7. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
anecdote
imagery
abstraction
8. The main character - usually the hero
hyperbole
semicolon
colloquial
protagonist
9. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
episodic
abstraction
circumlocution
onomatopoeia
10. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
protagonist
assertion
bias
inference
11. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
propaganda
Shakespearean rhyme
litotes
12. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
abstract noun
Auxiliary verb
substantive
idealism
13. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
diction
fallacy
Italian rhyme
rhetorical question
14. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
circumlocution
inference
rhetorical question
15. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
footnote
infinitive
euphemism
abstract
16. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
Spenserian rhyme
substantive
anecdote
extended metaphor
17. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
subordinate conjunction
false dilemma
cadence
18. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
compound sentence
idiom
imperative
third person omniscient
19. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
fallacy
abstract noun
paraody
idealism
20. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
second person
simile
exemplar
analogical comparison
21. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
verb phrase
masculine rhyme
propaganda
22. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
false dilemma
qualifying a claim
gerund
antecedent
23. Expressly stated
abstract noun
explicit
anthropomorphism
irony
24. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
paradox
symbol
induction
musing
25. Vague - not easily defined
simile
epithalamium
abstract noun
abstract
26. To make fun of
circular reasoning
mock
capital
alliteration
27. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
apostrophe
simile
cause-effect organization
cause and effect
28. A negative statement
caesura
counterexample
negation
extended metaphor
29. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
anecdote
refutation
allegory
accordingly
30. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
litotes
semicolon
oxymoron
symbol
31. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
innuendo
paradox
indicative
burlesque
32. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
analogy
simple sentence
third person
musing
33. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
emphatic organization
onomatopoeia
third person
feminine rhyme
34. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
since
pathos
voice
pathetic fallacy
35. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
rhetorical question
metaphor
protagonist
onomatopoeia
36. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
assonance
candor
verb phrase
37. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
subjunctive
empirical
damn with faint praise
gerund
38. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
circular reasoning
double entendre
thesis
symbol
39. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
predicate
euphemism
juxtapose
epigram
40. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
fiction
explicit
Italian rhyme
41. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
antithesis
diatribe
Alexandrine
first person
42. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
colloquial
apostrophe
footnote
thesis
43. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
thesis
maxim
allegory
consonance
44. An indirect attack or insinuation
innuendo
rhetorical question
idealism
cause-effect organization
45. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
negation
fallacy
hypothetic example
ellipsis
46. List of details that reinforces a concept
oxymoron
parallel structure
musing
catalog
47. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
compound complex sentence
emphatic organization
capital
48. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
apostrophe
metonymy
fiction
naivete
49. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
synecdoche
allusion
diatribe
antagonist
50. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
Shakespearean rhyme
qualifying a claim
substantive
accordingly