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CLEP College Composition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
second person
third person limited
Shakespearean rhyme
litotes
2. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
simple sentence
voice
negation
false dilemma
3. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
comparison organization
diatribe
fiction
metonymy
4. An indirect attack or insinuation
Italian rhyme
innuendo
gerund
antithesis balanced
5. 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
onomatopoeia
analogical comparison
irony
first person
6. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
exemplar
anecdote
gerund
metonymy
7. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
synecdoche
induction
colon
8. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
hypothetic example
repetition
voice
dilemma
9. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
propaganda
circular reasoning
epithalamium
cadence
10. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
rhetorical question
voice
ironic commentary
Spenserian rhyme
11. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
Shakespearean rhyme
over generalization
capitol
12. Consists of a single independent clause
epithalamium
simple sentence
catalog
epigram
13. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
neutrality
negation
compliment
compound complex sentence
14. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
assertion
ethos
pathos
abstract
15. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
discretion
paraody
infinitive
neutrality
16. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
digress
vernacular
syllogism
personification
17. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
repetition
simile
hypothetic example
qualifying a claim
18. A figure of speech
substantive
colon
idiom
abstraction
19. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
subjunctive
infinitive
episodic
footnote
20. 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
candor
parallel structure
imperative
imagery
21. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
false dilemma
semicolon
parallel structure
empirical
22. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
footnote
dilemma
feminine rhyme
allegory
23. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
abstract noun
double entendre
parallel structure
concrete
24. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
fiction
satire
maxim
pathetic fallacy
25. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
paraody
compliment
repetition
naivete
26. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
repetition
accordingly
episodic
personification
27. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
subjunctive
cadence
vocative
syntax
28. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
antithesis balanced
idealism
subjunctive
oxymoron
29. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
predicate
mock
dilemma
cause-effect organization
30. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
comparison organization
imagery
qualifying a claim
31. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
damn with faint praise
framing
juxtapose
32. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
fiction
truism
juxtapose
simple sentence
33. To move off point
chronological organization
subordinate conjunction
compliment
digress
34. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
rebuttal
compliment
accordingly
35. Vague - not easily defined
wit
abstract
footnote
juxtapose
36. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
episodic
predicate
comparison organization
37. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
since
doggerel
mock
pathos
38. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
diction
protagonist
discretion
double entendre
39. Something that is implied
implicit
juxtapose
anthropomorphism
digress
40. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
figurative language
allusion
neutrality
41. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
chronological organization
antithesis
assonance
Auxiliary verb
42. List of details that reinforces a concept
naivete
parallel structure
over generalization
catalog
43. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
anecdote
catalog
metonymy
assonance
44. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
soapstone
mock
abstract noun
explicit
45. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
diction
maxim
discretion
comparison organization
46. Understatement created through double negative
abstract
litotes
analogical comparison
mock
47. 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
abstraction
framing
rebuttal
predicate
48. One of many subordinating conjunctions
repetition
since
counterexample
empirical
49. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
euphemism
tongue-in-cheek
second person
50. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
rhetorical question
Alexandrine
protagonist
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