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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. 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
framing
negation
idealism
colloquial
2. One of many subordinating conjunctions
symbol
since
understatement
thesis
3. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
qualifying a claim
subjunctive
fallacy
verb phrase
4. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
hyperbole
rhetorical question
allusion
allegory
5. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
participle
synecdoche
hyperbole
idealism
6. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
comparison organization
antagonist
induction
7. A figure of speech
Auxiliary verb
diction
idiom
fact
8. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
problem-solution organization
compound complex sentence
mock
repetition
9. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
bias
implicit
substantive
refutation
10. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
decorum
anticlimax
abstraction
masculine rhyme
11. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
pathos
ellipsis
idealism
Alexandrine
12. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
anecdote
Alexandrine
problem-solution organization
compliment
13. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
metaphor
compound sentence
inference
rhetorical question
14. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
onomatopoeia
predicate
tone
inference
15. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
damn with faint praise
euphemism
qualifying a claim
vernacular
16. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
accordingly
complement
ironic commentary
pathetic fallacy
17. Open - honest communication
semicolon
bias
candor
framing
18. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
antithesis
antecedent
compound complex sentence
ironic commentary
19. One of many prepositions
compliment
counterexample
under
accordingly
20. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
ironic commentary
third person omniscient
compliment
21. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
simile
counterexample
ethos
assonance
22. Abab cdcd efef gg
fact
irony
Shakespearean rhyme
figurative language
23. A negative statement
idiom
soapstone
Alexandrine
negation
24. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
anthropomorphism
fallacy
false dilemma
truism
25. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
cause and effect
capital
simple sentence
synecdoche
26. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
truism
apostrophe
false dilemma
cadence
27. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
semicolon
maxim
third person omniscient
abstract noun
28. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
cadence
generality organization
capitol
ethos
29. 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
generality organization
cadence
rhetorical question
metaphor
30. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
emphatic organization
over generalization
antithesis
metaphor
31. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
colon
Auxiliary verb
ellipsis
antecedent
32. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
syntax
analogical comparison
ellipsis
third person omniscient
33. List of details that reinforces a concept
cadence
parallel structure
catalog
voice
34. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
imagery
fiction
epithet
syllogism
35. Vague - not easily defined
compliment
Italian rhyme
parallel structure
abstract
36. 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
maxim
ironic commentary
parallel structure
burlesque
37. The main character - usually the hero
tone
fallacy
counterexample
protagonist
38. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
Spenserian rhyme
rebuttal
epigram
indicative
39. Understatement created through double negative
inference
litotes
colloquial
naivete
40. An exaggeration or overstatement
compliment
hyperbole
synecdoche
subordinate conjunction
41. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
simple sentence
dilemma
allusion
compliment
42. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
burlesque
indicative
qualifying a claim
explicit
43. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
colloquial
antithesis balanced
onomatopoeia
44. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
symbol
paradox
third person limited
protagonist
45. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
semicolon
double entendre
subordinate conjunction
anthropomorphism
46. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
comparison organization
understatement
irony
double entendre
47. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure - i.e. 'to err is human; to forgive - divine'
litotes
antithesis balanced
double entendre
abstract noun
48. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
compliment
masculine rhyme
analogy
consonance
49. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
second person
compound sentence
pastoral elegy
paraody
50. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
ironic commentary
first person
damn with faint praise
tongue-in-cheek