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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. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
hyperbole
comparison organization
diction
syntax
2. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
antagonist
ironic commentary
accordingly
irony
3. Something that is implied
cause-effect organization
figurative language
implicit
musing
4. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
second person
symbol
mock
inference
5. A negative statement
Alexandrine
negation
propaganda
verb phrase
6. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
third person omniscient
complement
neutrality
capital
7. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
anthropomorphism
empirical
truism
hypothetic example
8. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
analogical comparison
Shakespearean rhyme
rebuttal
vernacular
9. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
explicit
under
episodic
10. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
comparison organization
damn with faint praise
assertion
propaganda
11. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
repetition
subordinate conjunction
caesura
satire
12. Quiet reflection upon a topic
parallel structure
musing
capital
syllogism
13. Expressly stated
explicit
substantive
Spenserian rhyme
third person
14. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
satire
concrete
simile
naivete
15. Can be verified
anecdote
fact
abstract
participle
16. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
induction
subjunctive
over generalization
symbol
17. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
explicit
participle
refutation
masculine rhyme
18. The verb and its object and modifiers
musing
footnote
diatribe
verb phrase
19. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
personification
tongue-in-cheek
pastoral elegy
fact
20. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
masculine rhyme
juxtapose
apostrophe
damn with faint praise
21. An exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
colon
doggerel
simple sentence
22. An indirect attack or insinuation
ironic commentary
innuendo
hyperbole
oxymoron
23. Consists of a single independent clause
symbol
wit
simple sentence
parallel structure
24. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
infinitive
gerund
allusion
25. To make fun of
anthropomorphism
simile
analogical comparison
mock
26. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
allusion
idiom
figurative language
capitol
27. 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
false dilemma
anthropomorphism
understatement
figurative language
28. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
onomatopoeia
chronological organization
parallel structure
vocative
29. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
problem-solution organization
implicit
since
feminine rhyme
30. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
imperative
antithesis
damn with faint praise
repetition
31. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
capitol
soapstone
colon
cause and effect
32. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
footnote
innuendo
thesis
33. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
oxymoron
propaganda
epithalamium
34. Vague - not easily defined
over generalization
predicate
third person limited
abstract
35. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
paradox
syntax
imperative
bias
36. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
syllogism
compound sentence
simile
digress
37. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
complement
ethos
metonymy
epigram
38. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
imagery
antagonist
wit
complement
39. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
anticlimax
parallel structure
simile
simple sentence
40. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
hypothetic example
voice
circumlocution
tone
41. 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
chronological organization
framing
analogical comparison
paraody
42. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
induction
indicative
explicit
tone
43. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
idealism
counterexample
antagonist
44. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
epigram
cause-effect organization
pathetic fallacy
consonance
45. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
masculine rhyme
pathetic fallacy
abstract noun
juxtapose
46. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
third person omniscient
Shakespearean rhyme
maxim
47. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
ethos
fiction
semicolon
personification
48. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
hyperbole
verb phrase
syntax
first person
49. 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'
masculine rhyme
framing
antithesis balanced
rhetorical question
50. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
masculine rhyme
ironic commentary
since
semicolon