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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. Understatement created through double negative
truism
first person
symbol
litotes
2. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
candor
ellipsis
anthropomorphism
3. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
assonance
circular reasoning
Italian rhyme
compound sentence
4. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
maxim
compound complex sentence
caesura
anticlimax
5. 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
anthropomorphism
simile
pastoral elegy
abstraction
6. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
epithalamium
candor
false dilemma
7. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
hypothetic example
chronological organization
imagery
concrete
8. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
allusion
tone
colon
oxymoron
9. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
semicolon
paradox
exemplar
predicate
10. Neoclassical principles of drama
idiom
decorum
circumlocution
colloquial
11. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
idiom
colloquial
antithesis
repetition
12. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
naivete
satire
compound complex sentence
second person
13. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
since
apostrophe
musing
circumlocution
14. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
circumlocution
apostrophe
pathetic fallacy
abstract noun
15. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
alliteration
mock
anticlimax
16. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
colon
antecedent
personification
symbol
17. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
epigram
induction
infinitive
juxtapose
18. 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)
substantive
antecedent
qualifying a claim
third person omniscient
19. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
compound sentence
tone
wit
discretion
20. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
ellipsis
predicate
allegory
cause and effect
21. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
third person limited
anticlimax
doggerel
22. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
damn with faint praise
Shakespearean rhyme
chronological organization
qualifying a claim
23. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
over generalization
apostrophe
capitol
Alexandrine
24. Not taking a position
cause and effect
induction
oxymoron
neutrality
25. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
semicolon
chronological organization
epithet
26. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
predicate
allusion
irony
candor
27. A negative statement
ironic commentary
damn with faint praise
first person
negation
28. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
problem-solution organization
subjunctive
analogical comparison
antithesis
29. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
Auxiliary verb
pathetic fallacy
ethos
cause-effect organization
30. One of many prepositions
tongue-in-cheek
under
naivete
analogical comparison
31. Something that is implied
Alexandrine
third person limited
implicit
doggerel
32. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
bias
episodic
vocative
digress
33. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
concrete
discretion
metaphor
34. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
imperative
antagonist
truism
semicolon
35. Expressly stated
antithesis balanced
explicit
negation
participle
36. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
anecdote
infinitive
metaphor
fallacy
37. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
onomatopoeia
synaesthesia
rebuttal
footnote
38. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
exemplar
fact
third person
39. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
epithalamium
Spenserian rhyme
hyperbole
wit
40. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
gerund
cause-effect organization
consonance
maxim
41. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
concrete
synaesthesia
repetition
caesura
42. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
pastoral elegy
synaesthesia
vernacular
subordinate conjunction
43. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
syntax
naivete
imperative
soapstone
44. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
simile
vernacular
cause and effect
inference
45. Can be verified
fact
problem-solution organization
syntax
circular reasoning
46. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
generality organization
feminine rhyme
compound sentence
paradox
47. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
paradox
qualifying a claim
synaesthesia
syllogism
48. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
pathetic fallacy
mock
idiom
49. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
rebuttal
voice
catalog
50. One of many conjunctive adverbs
apostrophe
oxymoron
understatement
accordingly