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CLEP College Composition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning






2. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation






3. Vowel rhyme






4. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events






5. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply






6. List of details that reinforces a concept






7. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






8. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature






9. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony






10. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage






11. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence






12. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow






13. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event






14. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes






15. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back






16. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'






17. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others






18. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa






19. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point






20. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






21. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof






22. One of many conjunctive adverbs






23. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






24. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison






25. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






26. 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






27. 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'






28. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers






29. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point






30. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






31. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing






32. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area






33. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them






34. Another way to say the writer used an analogy






35. To move off point






36. A negative statement






37. Example based on supposition or uncertainty






38. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor






39. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior






40. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand






41. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'






42. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur






43. Abab cdcd efef gg






44. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language






45. 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






46. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon






47. The commentator does not mean what she writes






48. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be






49. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting






50. The perspective from which a story is written