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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. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
thesis
rebuttal
vocative
cadence
2. A figure of speech
syllogism
candor
idiom
diatribe
3. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
substantive
compound sentence
semicolon
abstract
4. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
first person
problem-solution organization
fiction
double entendre
5. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
onomatopoeia
feminine rhyme
inference
synecdoche
6. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
doggerel
understatement
compound sentence
syllogism
7. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
Alexandrine
epithet
antithesis
masculine rhyme
8. Understatement created through double negative
Alexandrine
litotes
syntax
thesis
9. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
empirical
ethos
gerund
analogical comparison
10. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
assertion
refutation
verb phrase
dilemma
11. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
burlesque
juxtapose
abstract noun
12. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
vernacular
musing
antagonist
13. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
verb phrase
mock
assertion
semicolon
14. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
damn with faint praise
participle
explicit
15. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
substantive
decorum
paradox
16. One of many subordinating conjunctions
since
synecdoche
abstraction
innuendo
17. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
Shakespearean rhyme
fact
episodic
consonance
18. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
juxtapose
caesura
ethos
voice
19. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
problem-solution organization
neutrality
subordinate conjunction
metonymy
20. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
comparison organization
allusion
thesis
cause-effect organization
21. 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
abstract noun
capital
parallel structure
paraody
22. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
substantive
emphatic organization
synaesthesia
naivete
23. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
simple sentence
vocative
doggerel
syntax
24. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
anticlimax
decorum
antagonist
implicit
25. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
idiom
episodic
analogy
subordinate conjunction
26. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
semicolon
extended metaphor
wit
truism
27. Something that is implied
implicit
understatement
vernacular
parallel structure
28. Language chosen by the writer
diction
oxymoron
soapstone
fact
29. Vague - not easily defined
synaesthesia
abstract
thesis
colon
30. Open - honest communication
refutation
candor
metonymy
over generalization
31. The claim or point that the writer is making
assonance
assertion
Italian rhyme
metonymy
32. Neoclassical principles of drama
explicit
decorum
refutation
onomatopoeia
33. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
innuendo
Alexandrine
truism
allusion
34. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
epithalamium
abstraction
capital
35. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
participle
anthropomorphism
empirical
comparison organization
36. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
counterexample
satire
tongue-in-cheek
tone
37. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
abstract noun
neutrality
caesura
38. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
verb phrase
subjunctive
negation
39. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
allegory
emphatic organization
synaesthesia
circumlocution
40. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
irony
extended metaphor
burlesque
allusion
41. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
wit
Spenserian rhyme
compound sentence
apostrophe
42. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
alliteration
dilemma
tone
43. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
vernacular
imperative
exemplar
wit
44. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
subjunctive
wit
personification
soapstone
45. Not taking a position
double entendre
since
neutrality
circumlocution
46. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
parallel structure
comparison organization
third person
47. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
chronological organization
naivete
indicative
hypothetic example
48. Third person narrator sees and knows all without constraints of time - space. Can digress into contemplative or philosophical forays - often voicing the viewpoint of the author (mostly found in fiction)
colloquial
third person omniscient
mock
capital
49. 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
generality organization
Auxiliary verb
satire
framing
50. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
idiom
cadence
figurative language
feminine rhyme