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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. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
counterexample
third person omniscient
epithet
2. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
compliment
vocative
predicate
3. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
imagery
doggerel
symbol
ellipsis
4. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
circular reasoning
understatement
Shakespearean rhyme
mock
5. One of many prepositions
qualifying a claim
Spenserian rhyme
under
ethos
6. Open - honest communication
problem-solution organization
chronological organization
candor
concrete
7. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
doggerel
euphemism
syllogism
truism
8. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
compound complex sentence
first person
infinitive
thesis
9. One of many subordinating conjunctions
hypothetic example
since
footnote
hyperbole
10. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
imperative
rhetorical question
decorum
over generalization
11. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
discretion
allusion
antithesis
circular reasoning
12. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
indicative
qualifying a claim
third person limited
Italian rhyme
13. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
tongue-in-cheek
parallel structure
feminine rhyme
idiom
14. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
assertion
figurative language
ethos
soapstone
15. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
false dilemma
Auxiliary verb
problem-solution organization
under
16. To move off point
circumlocution
negation
fiction
digress
17. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
indicative
fiction
irony
subordinate conjunction
18. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
implicit
gerund
colloquial
fallacy
19. Understatement created through double negative
generality organization
anthropomorphism
chronological organization
litotes
20. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
Alexandrine
musing
comparison organization
antithesis
21. Vowel rhyme
assonance
idealism
epigram
irony
22. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
consonance
alliteration
feminine rhyme
bias
23. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
apostrophe
fallacy
under
indicative
24. One of many conjunctive adverbs
epithalamium
accordingly
counterexample
wit
25. Vague - not easily defined
mock
abstract
Italian rhyme
third person limited
26. The perspective from which a story is written
voice
understatement
digress
idealism
27. 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
compound complex sentence
qualifying a claim
parallel structure
truism
28. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
double entendre
repetition
assonance
antecedent
29. The commentator does not mean what she writes
ironic commentary
compound sentence
verb phrase
figurative language
30. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
third person limited
framing
figurative language
semicolon
31. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
doggerel
figurative language
allusion
candor
32. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
abstract
compound complex sentence
burlesque
symbol
33. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
extended metaphor
capital
masculine rhyme
34. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
fact
burlesque
double entendre
35. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
decorum
under
understatement
juxtapose
36. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
anthropomorphism
capital
induction
synaesthesia
37. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
analogy
participle
footnote
38. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
antagonist
chronological organization
soapstone
propaganda
39. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
imperative
discretion
syntax
bias
40. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
under
soapstone
analogy
over generalization
41. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
symbol
irony
complement
42. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
musing
cause and effect
epigram
43. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
paraody
bias
apostrophe
44. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
epithet
anticlimax
concrete
consonance
45. List of details that reinforces a concept
subordinate conjunction
antagonist
litotes
catalog
46. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
induction
concrete
ellipsis
inference
47. Something that is implied
comparison organization
first person
epithalamium
implicit
48. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
cause and effect
under
figurative language
gerund
49. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
damn with faint praise
simple sentence
ethos
predicate
50. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
cadence
tongue-in-cheek
footnote
qualifying a claim