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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. Vague - not easily defined
vernacular
abstract
first person
Shakespearean rhyme
2. 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
soapstone
litotes
anthropomorphism
predicate
3. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fiction
rhetorical question
problem-solution organization
comparison organization
4. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
emphatic organization
Italian rhyme
musing
synecdoche
5. An exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
since
analogical comparison
decorum
6. The perspective from which a story is written
rebuttal
predicate
since
voice
7. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
abstraction
false dilemma
chronological organization
syntax
8. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
episodic
rhetorical question
antithesis balanced
analogical comparison
9. Expressly stated
maxim
rebuttal
explicit
musing
10. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
ethos
double entendre
Alexandrine
masculine rhyme
11. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
paraody
predicate
negation
symbol
12. To make fun of
antecedent
hyperbole
discretion
mock
13. Open - honest communication
Alexandrine
candor
circular reasoning
fallacy
14. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
third person limited
candor
ethos
apostrophe
15. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
bias
paradox
ethos
gerund
16. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur
epithet
allegory
burlesque
decorum
17. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
catalog
symbol
infinitive
18. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
metaphor
assonance
tone
explicit
19. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
since
thesis
litotes
20. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
pathetic fallacy
subjunctive
chronological organization
colon
21. 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'
Alexandrine
euphemism
participle
mock
22. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
syllogism
hypothetic example
thesis
fallacy
23. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
cause and effect
propaganda
over generalization
epithalamium
24. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
damn with faint praise
masculine rhyme
exemplar
25. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
fiction
cadence
tongue-in-cheek
innuendo
26. The commentator does not mean what she writes
capitol
ironic commentary
euphemism
hyperbole
27. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
extended metaphor
damn with faint praise
imperative
alliteration
28. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
circular reasoning
syntax
anecdote
discretion
29. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
simile
Alexandrine
repetition
pastoral elegy
30. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
vernacular
third person limited
gerund
synecdoche
31. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
empirical
second person
paradox
litotes
32. Abab cdcd efef gg
subjunctive
onomatopoeia
qualifying a claim
Shakespearean rhyme
33. Neoclassical principles of drama
tone
syllogism
anthropomorphism
decorum
34. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
second person
epigram
wit
pathos
35. Something that is implied
abstract
paradox
implicit
predicate
36. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
cadence
implicit
rhetorical question
subjunctive
37. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
rhetorical question
bias
simile
litotes
38. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
symbol
imperative
Auxiliary verb
cause and effect
39. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
juxtapose
predicate
colon
diatribe
40. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
epithalamium
vocative
footnote
41. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
anthropomorphism
protagonist
induction
synecdoche
42. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
imagery
Alexandrine
extended metaphor
protagonist
43. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person
since
compound sentence
circumlocution
44. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
abstract
analogy
synecdoche
third person
45. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
capital
syntax
personification
cadence
46. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
circumlocution
antithesis
oxymoron
cause-effect organization
47. Opposing point of view
catalog
rebuttal
accordingly
semicolon
48. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
pathos
ellipsis
personification
compound sentence
49. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
framing
concrete
substantive
50. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
idealism
exemplar
antithesis balanced
anthropomorphism