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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. 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)
irony
infinitive
third person omniscient
juxtapose
2. Open - honest communication
dilemma
candor
fallacy
naivete
3. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
litotes
naivete
infinitive
antithesis
4. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
assertion
diction
oxymoron
capital
5. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
colloquial
Spenserian rhyme
figurative language
metonymy
6. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
neutrality
truism
Spenserian rhyme
Italian rhyme
7. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
abstract noun
circular reasoning
first person
8. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
satire
cause and effect
predicate
imperative
9. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
personification
exemplar
imperative
metaphor
10. One of many prepositions
musing
under
irony
doggerel
11. A figure of speech
idiom
abstraction
ironic commentary
pathetic fallacy
12. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
ethos
abstract
truism
exemplar
13. 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
third person
framing
voice
assertion
14. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
discretion
third person limited
vernacular
15. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
under
idiom
discretion
pathos
16. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
episodic
semicolon
doggerel
colon
17. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
semicolon
burlesque
over generalization
abstraction
18. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
onomatopoeia
naivete
footnote
19. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
diction
substantive
juxtapose
extended metaphor
20. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
abstract noun
cause-effect organization
under
figurative language
21. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
apostrophe
capitol
indicative
cadence
22. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
comparison organization
epithalamium
damn with faint praise
compound sentence
23. 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
fallacy
framing
third person
generality organization
24. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
chronological organization
propaganda
fallacy
satire
25. 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'
tone
pathetic fallacy
euphemism
caesura
26. Understatement created through double negative
litotes
framing
soapstone
musing
27. One of many subordinating conjunctions
since
imagery
idealism
antithesis
28. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
abstract
synecdoche
cause-effect organization
29. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
juxtapose
indicative
circular reasoning
subordinate conjunction
30. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
Shakespearean rhyme
chronological organization
anecdote
verb phrase
31. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
apostrophe
burlesque
pastoral elegy
protagonist
32. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
ethos
syntax
understatement
catalog
33. Language chosen by the writer
participle
diction
simile
protagonist
34. Not taking a position
parallel structure
predicate
over generalization
neutrality
35. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
paraody
bias
antithesis balanced
36. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
cause and effect
neutrality
paraody
compliment
37. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
catalog
oxymoron
metaphor
38. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
bias
footnote
Spenserian rhyme
mock
39. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
figurative language
antagonist
maxim
naivete
40. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
parallel structure
predicate
paradox
abstract noun
41. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
abstract noun
substantive
euphemism
pathetic fallacy
42. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
catalog
infinitive
fiction
43. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
propaganda
neutrality
semicolon
syllogism
44. To move off point
paraody
digress
empirical
episodic
45. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
under
hypothetic example
anthropomorphism
vernacular
46. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
double entendre
tongue-in-cheek
induction
epithet
47. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
feminine rhyme
anecdote
paraody
compound sentence
48. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
doggerel
subordinate conjunction
imagery
feminine rhyme
49. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
synaesthesia
pastoral elegy
comparison organization
burlesque
50. 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
candor
repetition
first person
anecdote