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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. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fiction
circular reasoning
imagery
cadence
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
circular reasoning
hypothetic example
anthropomorphism
gerund
3. An exception to a proposed general rule
hypothetic example
under
counterexample
episodic
4. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
allegory
bias
burlesque
Spenserian rhyme
5. The verb and its object and modifiers
verb phrase
assertion
feminine rhyme
Spenserian rhyme
6. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
verb phrase
complement
extended metaphor
doggerel
7. Can be verified
cause-effect organization
bias
figurative language
fact
8. One of many subordinating conjunctions
doggerel
first person
under
since
9. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
irony
Alexandrine
false dilemma
syntax
10. (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
induction
ethos
episodic
epithet
11. 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)
third person omniscient
voice
hyperbole
musing
12. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
rhetorical question
figurative language
paradox
synecdoche
13. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
consonance
juxtapose
subordinate conjunction
empirical
14. Opposing point of view
circumlocution
rebuttal
assertion
candor
15. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
third person limited
juxtapose
Alexandrine
allusion
16. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
abstraction
problem-solution organization
mock
understatement
17. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
double entendre
fiction
Spenserian rhyme
hyperbole
18. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
tone
musing
onomatopoeia
abstraction
19. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
vernacular
digress
epithalamium
circumlocution
20. 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
first person
maxim
imperative
protagonist
21. Understatement created through double negative
extended metaphor
litotes
Alexandrine
participle
22. 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'
framing
euphemism
antagonist
footnote
23. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
substantive
Italian rhyme
idiom
protagonist
24. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
cause-effect organization
understatement
metaphor
abstract noun
25. Not taking a position
tongue-in-cheek
colon
induction
neutrality
26. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
Italian rhyme
analogy
refutation
participle
27. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
synaesthesia
Italian rhyme
figurative language
28. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
first person
antithesis
abstract noun
paraody
29. Quiet reflection upon a topic
idiom
musing
consonance
participle
30. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
juxtapose
idealism
refutation
subordinate conjunction
31. To make fun of
allusion
rhetorical question
exemplar
mock
32. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
false dilemma
pastoral elegy
pathos
33. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
naivete
burlesque
tongue-in-cheek
wit
34. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
litotes
satire
analogy
since
35. One of many conjunctive adverbs
antithesis
consonance
accordingly
discretion
36. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
vernacular
voice
thesis
37. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
ethos
comparison organization
empirical
exemplar
38. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
alliteration
antecedent
extended metaphor
ellipsis
39. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
wit
synaesthesia
third person limited
naivete
40. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
second person
compound complex sentence
propaganda
41. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
rhetorical question
Alexandrine
since
vocative
42. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
alliteration
parallel structure
thesis
analogy
43. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
Auxiliary verb
second person
chronological organization
understatement
44. The claim or point that the writer is making
generality organization
personification
assertion
problem-solution organization
45. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
analogical comparison
induction
explicit
repetition
46. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
refutation
double entendre
third person limited
implicit
47. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
induction
extended metaphor
imperative
wit
48. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
ethos
49. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
antithesis balanced
problem-solution organization
substantive
apostrophe
50. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
figurative language
voice
Alexandrine
exemplar