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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. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
apostrophe
antithesis
colon
rhetorical question
2. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
antecedent
emphatic organization
epithalamium
discretion
3. Not taking a position
neutrality
over generalization
analogy
rebuttal
4. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
bias
vernacular
juxtapose
synaesthesia
5. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
compliment
analogical comparison
dilemma
explicit
6. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
chronological organization
vocative
truism
dilemma
7. One of many conjunctive adverbs
tone
accordingly
cause and effect
diatribe
8. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
induction
pastoral elegy
cause and effect
understatement
9. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
allusion
third person omniscient
wit
vocative
10. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
synaesthesia
pastoral elegy
tone
11. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
imagery
second person
compound complex sentence
fact
12. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
protagonist
analogy
capitol
abstract
13. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
imperative
semicolon
diatribe
tongue-in-cheek
14. 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
parallel structure
participle
compound complex sentence
onomatopoeia
15. 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
footnote
feminine rhyme
Shakespearean rhyme
16. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
vocative
exemplar
third person
consonance
17. 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
synecdoche
colon
rhetorical question
18. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
hyperbole
antecedent
indicative
generality organization
19. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
juxtapose
implicit
Italian rhyme
substantive
20. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
truism
syntax
allusion
rebuttal
21. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
doggerel
concrete
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
22. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
diatribe
feminine rhyme
colloquial
discretion
23. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
damn with faint praise
burlesque
ironic commentary
repetition
24. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
diatribe
participle
syllogism
25. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
Italian rhyme
Auxiliary verb
capital
third person limited
26. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
since
induction
antecedent
musing
27. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
paradox
antithesis balanced
caesura
fiction
28. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
compliment
imperative
qualifying a claim
simple sentence
29. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
fiction
comparison organization
idealism
refutation
30. 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'
episodic
voice
emphatic organization
euphemism
31. The main character - usually the hero
antagonist
epithalamium
protagonist
candor
32. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
paradox
damn with faint praise
extended metaphor
onomatopoeia
33. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
masculine rhyme
refutation
imagery
metonymy
34. Something that is implied
implicit
generality organization
chronological organization
neutrality
35. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
maxim
symbol
comparison organization
capital
36. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
subordinate conjunction
vocative
doggerel
pathetic fallacy
37. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
predicate
dilemma
voice
allegory
38. 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'
ethos
antithesis balanced
epithalamium
rebuttal
39. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
comparison organization
dilemma
pathos
discretion
40. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
semicolon
participle
Italian rhyme
tone
41. 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
epithet
anthropomorphism
maxim
masculine rhyme
42. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
circumlocution
since
double entendre
colloquial
43. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
circular reasoning
hyperbole
ethos
epithalamium
44. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
Spenserian rhyme
Shakespearean rhyme
symbol
verb phrase
45. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
antagonist
tongue-in-cheek
framing
simile
46. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
pathos
dilemma
ellipsis
imperative
47. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
substantive
infinitive
tongue-in-cheek
capitol
48. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
imagery
compound sentence
double entendre
Spenserian rhyme
49. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
double entendre
assonance
generality organization
chronological organization
50. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
symbol
vernacular
false dilemma