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CLEP College Composition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Consists of a single independent clause
assertion
complement
doggerel
simple sentence
2. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
circumlocution
imperative
epithalamium
abstract
3. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
doggerel
bias
paradox
decorum
4. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
abstract
idealism
symbol
5. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
emphatic organization
predicate
dilemma
propaganda
6. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
feminine rhyme
double entendre
compound sentence
footnote
7. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
participle
comparison organization
idiom
tongue-in-cheek
8. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
extended metaphor
problem-solution organization
personification
9. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
naivete
figurative language
assonance
10. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
damn with faint praise
since
pathos
vernacular
11. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
allusion
compound sentence
alliteration
gerund
12. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
exemplar
discretion
chronological organization
emphatic organization
13. An indirect attack or insinuation
fiction
capital
qualifying a claim
innuendo
14. Vowel rhyme
assonance
euphemism
anticlimax
thesis
15. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
alliteration
masculine rhyme
digress
Spenserian rhyme
16. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
symbol
anticlimax
capitol
refutation
17. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
litotes
wit
third person omniscient
syllogism
18. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
figurative language
imperative
qualifying a claim
negation
19. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
synecdoche
diction
third person
implicit
20. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
Italian rhyme
ethos
subjunctive
cause and effect
21. (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
fiction
complement
problem-solution organization
22. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
emphatic organization
refutation
caesura
propaganda
23. Not taking a position
circumlocution
neutrality
Italian rhyme
vocative
24. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
satire
oxymoron
infinitive
substantive
25. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
pathetic fallacy
footnote
infinitive
tongue-in-cheek
26. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
idiom
third person limited
discretion
anecdote
27. The perspective from which a story is written
circumlocution
voice
discretion
synecdoche
28. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
second person
ellipsis
juxtapose
mock
29. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
Alexandrine
epigram
pastoral elegy
30. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
abstraction
pathos
colloquial
circular reasoning
31. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
gerund
voice
antithesis balanced
figurative language
32. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
ellipsis
imperative
negation
third person limited
33. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
synaesthesia
antithesis balanced
paradox
34. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
Auxiliary verb
ethos
catalog
capitol
35. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
accordingly
verb phrase
compliment
litotes
36. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
cause-effect organization
euphemism
syntax
37. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
fact
inference
litotes
compliment
38. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
apostrophe
first person
mock
abstract noun
39. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
parallel structure
pastoral elegy
innuendo
imagery
40. Vague - not easily defined
problem-solution organization
induction
abstract
inference
41. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
vocative
repetition
doggerel
negation
42. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
wit
abstract noun
digress
alliteration
43. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
paraody
Spenserian rhyme
third person limited
ethos
44. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
tongue-in-cheek
induction
first person
syntax
45. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
tongue-in-cheek
synecdoche
problem-solution organization
implicit
46. 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'
diction
Auxiliary verb
antithesis balanced
diatribe
47. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
euphemism
satire
idealism
catalog
48. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
chronological organization
litotes
second person
doggerel
49. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
subordinate conjunction
complement
euphemism
empirical
50. The commentator does not mean what she writes
musing
cadence
ironic commentary
episodic