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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. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
cadence
diction
hypothetic example
2. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
epigram
rebuttal
soapstone
3. 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'
damn with faint praise
antithesis balanced
colon
masculine rhyme
4. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
footnote
substantive
imperative
epigram
5. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
third person omniscient
hypothetic example
compound complex sentence
ellipsis
6. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
paradox
truism
fallacy
imperative
7. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
metonymy
abstract
vocative
inference
8. List of details that reinforces a concept
vocative
inference
candor
catalog
9. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
decorum
metaphor
verb phrase
circular reasoning
10. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
since
wit
idiom
dilemma
11. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
Auxiliary verb
cause-effect organization
doggerel
repetition
12. (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
comparison organization
over generalization
litotes
epithet
13. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
propaganda
generality organization
burlesque
under
14. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
masculine rhyme
metonymy
onomatopoeia
feminine rhyme
15. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
juxtapose
imagery
chronological organization
fiction
16. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
innuendo
masculine rhyme
over generalization
complement
17. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
burlesque
double entendre
analogical comparison
compliment
18. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
capitol
third person
antagonist
pathos
19. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
substantive
under
Alexandrine
diatribe
20. Opposing point of view
abstract
subordinate conjunction
neutrality
rebuttal
21. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
infinitive
substantive
synaesthesia
euphemism
22. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
simple sentence
understatement
ellipsis
pathetic fallacy
23. 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
thesis
analogical comparison
simile
framing
24. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
anecdote
synecdoche
problem-solution organization
fiction
25. 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
idiom
epithet
vernacular
first person
26. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
third person omniscient
abstraction
ethos
subjunctive
27. An exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
repetition
idiom
abstract noun
28. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
allusion
over generalization
subordinate conjunction
analogical comparison
29. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
onomatopoeia
antithesis
diatribe
30. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
damn with faint praise
abstraction
symbol
anticlimax
31. A negative statement
third person limited
second person
negation
analogy
32. Open - honest communication
inference
candor
implicit
Italian rhyme
33. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
third person omniscient
substantive
vocative
circular reasoning
34. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
anticlimax
pathos
pathetic fallacy
gerund
35. The verb and its object and modifiers
verb phrase
under
naivete
allusion
36. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
ironic commentary
propaganda
circumlocution
circular reasoning
37. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
apostrophe
decorum
capital
38. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
parallel structure
alliteration
Shakespearean rhyme
39. One of many conjunctive adverbs
compliment
candor
accordingly
hypothetic example
40. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
epigram
subjunctive
paradox
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
feminine rhyme
apostrophe
anthropomorphism
satire
42. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
soapstone
repetition
circular reasoning
antagonist
43. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
vocative
juxtapose
abstract
colon
44. An indirect attack or insinuation
hypothetic example
rhetorical question
innuendo
truism
45. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
symbol
alliteration
dilemma
cadence
46. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
simile
paraody
anthropomorphism
ellipsis
47. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
hyperbole
diction
antecedent
48. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
syllogism
fiction
assonance
49. Vowel rhyme
false dilemma
assonance
rebuttal
qualifying a claim
50. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
negation
analogy
mock