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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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1. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
counterexample
syllogism
mock
2. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
diction
mock
concrete
vernacular
3. 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
feminine rhyme
anthropomorphism
analogical comparison
4. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
fact
voice
under
false dilemma
5. The verb and its object and modifiers
negation
oxymoron
empirical
verb phrase
6. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
double entendre
repetition
generality organization
7. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
alliteration
inference
subordinate conjunction
generality organization
8. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
metaphor
counterexample
semicolon
wit
9. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
circumlocution
implicit
juxtapose
fact
10. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
rhetorical question
symbol
vocative
11. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
compound sentence
capitol
generality organization
12. One of many conjunctive adverbs
Italian rhyme
maxim
refutation
accordingly
13. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
apostrophe
antithesis balanced
cause-effect organization
colloquial
14. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
infinitive
false dilemma
episodic
15. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
cadence
wit
verb phrase
propaganda
16. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
tone
comparison organization
cadence
thesis
17. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
metonymy
musing
exemplar
diatribe
18. Vowel rhyme
episodic
catalog
idealism
assonance
19. 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
metonymy
colon
hyperbole
parallel structure
20. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
tongue-in-cheek
subjunctive
Alexandrine
fiction
21. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
synecdoche
consonance
cause-effect organization
allusion
22. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
indicative
simple sentence
mock
feminine rhyme
23. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
metonymy
paradox
innuendo
extended metaphor
24. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
litotes
vernacular
gerund
framing
25. Something that is implied
metaphor
implicit
discretion
compound sentence
26. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
thesis
Spenserian rhyme
hypothetic example
repetition
27. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
second person
colloquial
third person limited
figurative language
28. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
framing
simile
double entendre
irony
29. An exception to a proposed general rule
counterexample
paradox
ethos
over generalization
30. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
vocative
alliteration
refutation
propaganda
31. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
symbol
idealism
ironic commentary
tongue-in-cheek
32. 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'
emphatic organization
euphemism
masculine rhyme
false dilemma
33. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
propaganda
syntax
bias
wit
34. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
rebuttal
explicit
allegory
semicolon
35. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
refutation
Shakespearean rhyme
personification
burlesque
36. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
soapstone
substantive
induction
exemplar
37. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
second person
simple sentence
compound complex sentence
repetition
38. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
imagery
ellipsis
emphatic organization
anthropomorphism
39. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
Italian rhyme
protagonist
innuendo
40. To make fun of
mock
Shakespearean rhyme
naivete
metonymy
41. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
exemplar
ironic commentary
burlesque
irony
42. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
personification
synaesthesia
empirical
burlesque
43. List of details that reinforces a concept
catalog
cause and effect
tone
substantive
44. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
fact
consonance
figurative language
semicolon
45. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
pathetic fallacy
onomatopoeia
Spenserian rhyme
third person omniscient
46. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
diatribe
abstract noun
assonance
footnote
47. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
since
maxim
neutrality
irony
48. Vague - not easily defined
Alexandrine
pathetic fallacy
abstract
burlesque
49. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
under
colon
hyperbole
50. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
negation
innuendo
metaphor
Auxiliary verb