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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. 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'
counterexample
naivete
metaphor
antithesis balanced
2. Abab cdcd efef gg
vocative
paraody
Shakespearean rhyme
dilemma
3. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
hypothetic example
qualifying a claim
footnote
voice
4. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
onomatopoeia
ethos
Italian rhyme
5. 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)
third person omniscient
antithesis balanced
dilemma
repetition
6. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
diction
first person
induction
maxim
7. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
idealism
verb phrase
compliment
Auxiliary verb
8. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
syntax
wit
dilemma
9. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
truism
synecdoche
imagery
masculine rhyme
10. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
fact
antecedent
Alexandrine
dilemma
11. 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'
participle
euphemism
fiction
metaphor
12. A figure of speech
idiom
anticlimax
consonance
alliteration
13. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
assonance
vocative
wit
14. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
dilemma
figurative language
abstraction
masculine rhyme
15. Consists of a single independent clause
paraody
problem-solution organization
oxymoron
simple sentence
16. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
compound complex sentence
ellipsis
idealism
fiction
17. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
compliment
oxymoron
imperative
subjunctive
18. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
Auxiliary verb
digress
third person limited
subjunctive
19. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paradox
paraody
damn with faint praise
decorum
20. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
vernacular
third person omniscient
hyperbole
inference
21. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
problem-solution organization
symbol
third person
onomatopoeia
22. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
fact
idiom
metaphor
23. (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
paradox
anthropomorphism
simple sentence
24. Vowel rhyme
refutation
compliment
assonance
understatement
25. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
comparison organization
infinitive
paraody
footnote
26. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
figurative language
pastoral elegy
alliteration
decorum
27. Neoclassical principles of drama
vernacular
paradox
discretion
decorum
28. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
capitol
third person
analogy
truism
29. The perspective from which a story is written
accordingly
epithalamium
masculine rhyme
voice
30. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
imperative
exemplar
digress
metonymy
31. An exaggeration or overstatement
simile
second person
extended metaphor
hyperbole
32. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
analogical comparison
metonymy
pastoral elegy
personification
33. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
counterexample
apostrophe
synecdoche
34. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
bias
personification
third person omniscient
analogy
35. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
doggerel
caesura
juxtapose
pastoral elegy
36. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
antagonist
Italian rhyme
simile
37. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
complement
third person omniscient
episodic
over generalization
38. One of many conjunctive adverbs
innuendo
accordingly
digress
syntax
39. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
hyperbole
truism
musing
predicate
40. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
extended metaphor
episodic
footnote
cause-effect organization
41. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
circular reasoning
symbol
colloquial
antecedent
42. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
anticlimax
onomatopoeia
emphatic organization
explicit
43. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
negation
Italian rhyme
truism
compound sentence
44. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
soapstone
chronological organization
syntax
since
45. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
masculine rhyme
cause-effect organization
accordingly
feminine rhyme
46. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
framing
epithet
antithesis
47. A negative statement
negation
hypothetic example
oxymoron
footnote
48. One of many subordinating conjunctions
understatement
since
simile
fact
49. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
subordinate conjunction
irony
analogical comparison
diatribe
50. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
paraody
onomatopoeia
bias