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CLEP College Composition

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  • 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. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point






2. A negative statement






3. An exaggeration or overstatement






4. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions






5. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions






6. Quiet reflection upon a topic






7. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'






8. An exception to a proposed general rule






9. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






10. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'






11. Vowel rhyme






12. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified






13. Open - honest communication






14. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true






15. Understatement created through double negative






16. Observable - measurable - easily perceived






17. Neoclassical principles of drama






18. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison






19. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences






20. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns






21. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way






22. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back






23. The claim or point that the writer is making






24. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision






25. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse






26. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'






27. The verb and its object and modifiers






28. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion






29. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events






30. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation






31. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence






32. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them






33. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession






34. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds






35. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'






36. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge






37. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'






38. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes






39. The main character - usually the hero






40. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work






41. Abab cdcd efef gg






42. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally






43. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers






44. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'






45. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa






46. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone






47. Opposing point of view






48. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning






49. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish






50. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples