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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. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
masculine rhyme
fact
Alexandrine
over generalization
2. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
consonance
cause-effect organization
decorum
qualifying a claim
3. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
epithet
indicative
compound sentence
consonance
4. Consists of a single independent clause
first person
assertion
simple sentence
paradox
5. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
fact
antecedent
complement
6. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
extended metaphor
ethos
hyperbole
explicit
7. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
paradox
concrete
emphatic organization
burlesque
8. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
compliment
fact
parallel structure
dilemma
9. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
allusion
maxim
implicit
caesura
10. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
repetition
chronological organization
alliteration
metonymy
11. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
tone
assertion
semicolon
12. Abab cdcd efef gg
verb phrase
circular reasoning
over generalization
Shakespearean rhyme
13. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
fallacy
idealism
antecedent
induction
14. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
inference
metaphor
subjunctive
epigram
15. One of many prepositions
doggerel
digress
under
abstract
16. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
cadence
vocative
gerund
17. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
feminine rhyme
paraody
third person limited
refutation
18. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
epithet
rhetorical question
Spenserian rhyme
chronological organization
19. 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
mock
first person
indicative
explicit
20. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
second person
vernacular
under
ironic commentary
21. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
wit
juxtapose
compound complex sentence
masculine rhyme
22. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
anthropomorphism
naivete
allusion
hypothetic example
23. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
propaganda
subjunctive
figurative language
emphatic organization
24. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
syllogism
problem-solution organization
syntax
analogical comparison
25. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
exemplar
cause and effect
under
26. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
substantive
consonance
discretion
27. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
second person
irony
colloquial
verb phrase
28. Not taking a position
neutrality
damn with faint praise
fallacy
innuendo
29. Quiet reflection upon a topic
implicit
capital
musing
epithalamium
30. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synaesthesia
truism
capitol
neutrality
31. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
pathos
empirical
gerund
footnote
32. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
digress
tongue-in-cheek
anecdote
tone
33. Vowel rhyme
syntax
under
maxim
assonance
34. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
since
episodic
empirical
Italian rhyme
35. Vague - not easily defined
epithet
refutation
epigram
abstract
36. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
antecedent
diatribe
euphemism
pathos
37. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
musing
under
doggerel
alliteration
38. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
cause-effect organization
syllogism
synecdoche
paradox
39. One of many conjunctive adverbs
metonymy
anticlimax
accordingly
feminine rhyme
40. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
colon
symbol
euphemism
imperative
41. The main character - usually the hero
framing
protagonist
exemplar
infinitive
42. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
maxim
problem-solution organization
catalog
43. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
alliteration
vocative
simile
apostrophe
44. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person omniscient
third person
fallacy
substantive
45. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
compliment
masculine rhyme
problem-solution organization
propaganda
46. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
decorum
tongue-in-cheek
discretion
synecdoche
47. 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
caesura
subjunctive
analogy
generality organization
48. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
participle
antagonist
framing
wit
49. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
capital
idiom
naivete
50. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
colon
second person
comparison organization
implicit