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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. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
subjunctive
paradox
soapstone
2. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
candor
antagonist
figurative language
truism
3. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
damn with faint praise
personification
vernacular
third person
4. 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'
abstract
refutation
euphemism
abstract noun
5. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
apostrophe
compound complex sentence
subjunctive
musing
6. The claim or point that the writer is making
emphatic organization
semicolon
assertion
protagonist
7. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
fiction
assertion
subjunctive
8. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
burlesque
colon
antecedent
chronological organization
9. Opposing point of view
analogical comparison
rebuttal
ethos
abstract noun
10. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
circular reasoning
fallacy
extended metaphor
11. Expressly stated
subjunctive
explicit
idealism
vocative
12. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
verb phrase
implicit
synaesthesia
Alexandrine
13. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
induction
capitol
abstraction
oxymoron
14. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
pathetic fallacy
fact
tongue-in-cheek
negation
15. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
footnote
anecdote
complement
propaganda
16. 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
footnote
first person
diction
tongue-in-cheek
17. One of many subordinating conjunctions
alliteration
truism
subordinate conjunction
since
18. Not taking a position
neutrality
explicit
third person
satire
19. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
abstraction
pathetic fallacy
synaesthesia
cause-effect organization
20. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
candor
parallel structure
compound sentence
21. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
burlesque
idealism
cause-effect organization
tongue-in-cheek
22. Open - honest communication
burlesque
abstract noun
candor
ironic commentary
23. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
under
Spenserian rhyme
rhetorical question
problem-solution organization
24. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
abstract
analogical comparison
propaganda
personification
25. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
syntax
Auxiliary verb
antecedent
abstract noun
26. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
hyperbole
oxymoron
juxtapose
voice
27. Consists of a single independent clause
comparison organization
satire
simple sentence
infinitive
28. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
euphemism
innuendo
allusion
29. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
indicative
allusion
Italian rhyme
emphatic organization
30. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
burlesque
wit
negation
31. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
empirical
third person omniscient
Italian rhyme
ethos
32. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
antagonist
participle
soapstone
circular reasoning
33. 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
imagery
Shakespearean rhyme
parallel structure
soapstone
34. 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)
exemplar
maxim
negation
third person omniscient
35. 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
colloquial
hyperbole
decorum
framing
36. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
synecdoche
Alexandrine
satire
hypothetic example
37. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
syllogism
exemplar
accordingly
apostrophe
38. List of details that reinforces a concept
explicit
catalog
hypothetic example
fiction
39. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
counterexample
explicit
masculine rhyme
abstract noun
40. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
problem-solution organization
episodic
dilemma
chronological organization
41. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
symbol
epigram
parallel structure
42. One of many prepositions
euphemism
satire
under
allegory
43. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
hypothetic example
epithalamium
euphemism
emphatic organization
44. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
assertion
rebuttal
gerund
45. Abab cdcd efef gg
euphemism
rebuttal
musing
Shakespearean rhyme
46. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
verb phrase
litotes
implicit
47. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
apostrophe
anticlimax
generality organization
48. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
imagery
syntax
circumlocution
analogy
49. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
comparison organization
cadence
emphatic organization
circular reasoning
50. Quiet reflection upon a topic
neutrality
simile
simple sentence
musing