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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. 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
framing
epigram
generality organization
synaesthesia
2. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
figurative language
circumlocution
vernacular
abstraction
3. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
bias
idiom
epithalamium
metonymy
4. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
participle
feminine rhyme
onomatopoeia
qualifying a claim
5. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
figurative language
synaesthesia
naivete
6. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
imperative
simile
tongue-in-cheek
qualifying a claim
7. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
third person limited
framing
symbol
gerund
8. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
analogy
assertion
infinitive
9. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
cadence
antecedent
indicative
10. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
induction
wit
digress
qualifying a claim
11. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
empirical
abstraction
circular reasoning
protagonist
12. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
colloquial
qualifying a claim
extended metaphor
13. A negative statement
syntax
antithesis
negation
consonance
14. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
compound complex sentence
syllogism
soapstone
episodic
15. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
indicative
cadence
vocative
colon
16. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
metonymy
decorum
since
17. Understatement created through double negative
substantive
cause-effect organization
burlesque
litotes
18. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
pathos
allegory
over generalization
idealism
19. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
anticlimax
counterexample
repetition
qualifying a claim
20. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
vocative
third person limited
antecedent
inference
21. Opposing point of view
masculine rhyme
assertion
rebuttal
verb phrase
22. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
vocative
first person
subjunctive
diction
23. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
personification
masculine rhyme
juxtapose
compound complex sentence
24. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
induction
imperative
framing
25. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
third person limited
false dilemma
compound complex sentence
compound sentence
26. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
cadence
rhetorical question
mock
damn with faint praise
27. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
cause and effect
negation
truism
metonymy
28. 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'
chronological organization
colon
compliment
euphemism
29. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
burlesque
idealism
assertion
fiction
30. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
footnote
indicative
antagonist
maxim
31. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
paraody
ironic commentary
indicative
damn with faint praise
32. Something that is implied
semicolon
voice
implicit
burlesque
33. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
maxim
assertion
double entendre
predicate
34. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
cadence
allusion
double entendre
35. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
compound complex sentence
irony
mock
cadence
36. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
episodic
oxymoron
syllogism
hypothetic example
37. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
negation
simile
anecdote
imagery
38. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
analogy
concrete
masculine rhyme
maxim
39. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
pastoral elegy
litotes
tone
analogical comparison
40. 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
colloquial
vocative
maxim
first person
41. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
abstraction
antecedent
feminine rhyme
Italian rhyme
42. Consists of a single independent clause
fiction
concrete
vernacular
simple sentence
43. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
colon
innuendo
compliment
44. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
subjunctive
indicative
simile
45. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
protagonist
damn with faint praise
assonance
over generalization
46. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
synaesthesia
since
truism
vernacular
47. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
diatribe
paradox
digress
abstract noun
48. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
inference
refutation
double entendre
third person limited
49. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
allegory
cause-effect organization
tongue-in-cheek
anecdote
50. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
ethos
generality organization
subjunctive
discretion