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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. Can be verified
fact
third person
false dilemma
rebuttal
2. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
consonance
hyperbole
anecdote
3. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
framing
synecdoche
candor
4. The perspective from which a story is written
footnote
voice
comparison organization
diction
5. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
onomatopoeia
vernacular
assertion
6. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
alliteration
understatement
wit
ellipsis
7. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
double entendre
damn with faint praise
imagery
explicit
8. An indirect attack or insinuation
burlesque
innuendo
vocative
exemplar
9. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
anthropomorphism
antithesis balanced
fiction
satire
10. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
antithesis balanced
Spenserian rhyme
tongue-in-cheek
11. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
caesura
assertion
diatribe
12. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
feminine rhyme
assonance
compliment
qualifying a claim
13. One of many conjunctive adverbs
epigram
accordingly
diatribe
maxim
14. (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
semicolon
epithet
mock
irony
15. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
diatribe
rebuttal
subjunctive
16. One of many prepositions
verb phrase
problem-solution organization
allusion
under
17. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
extended metaphor
pathetic fallacy
cause-effect organization
digress
18. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
compound complex sentence
apostrophe
Auxiliary verb
exemplar
19. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
over generalization
imagery
candor
20. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
imagery
tone
gerund
doggerel
21. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
empirical
colloquial
analogy
paraody
22. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
imagery
refutation
epithalamium
parallel structure
23. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
alliteration
analogy
neutrality
metonymy
24. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
subjunctive
cause-effect organization
anticlimax
bias
25. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
colloquial
complement
bias
footnote
26. 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
musing
neutrality
euphemism
framing
27. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
ethos
neutrality
third person omniscient
28. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
voice
antagonist
subjunctive
analogical comparison
29. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
colon
soapstone
anecdote
subordinate conjunction
30. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
cause and effect
ellipsis
vocative
allusion
31. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
vocative
tone
problem-solution organization
32. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
antithesis
allegory
innuendo
digress
33. An exaggeration or overstatement
tone
litotes
hyperbole
negation
34. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
compliment
personification
digress
35. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
fiction
predicate
counterexample
propaganda
36. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
comparison organization
analogy
assonance
footnote
37. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
alliteration
generality organization
circumlocution
compliment
38. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
abstract noun
exemplar
oxymoron
ellipsis
39. 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)
third person omniscient
simile
paraody
synecdoche
40. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
thesis
pathos
complement
41. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
subjunctive
abstraction
fact
gerund
42. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
substantive
synecdoche
naivete
43. Vowel rhyme
assonance
since
symbol
false dilemma
44. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
paraody
indicative
circular reasoning
epithalamium
45. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
figurative language
inference
third person
dilemma
46. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synaesthesia
emphatic organization
ellipsis
hypothetic example
47. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
rebuttal
fiction
episodic
imperative
48. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
circular reasoning
verb phrase
innuendo
49. 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
metaphor
capitol
first person
analogy
50. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
juxtapose
tone
naivete
analogy