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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. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
euphemism
fact
inference
third person
2. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
vernacular
inference
analogy
episodic
3. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
qualifying a claim
cause and effect
burlesque
antithesis
4. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
subordinate conjunction
counterexample
satire
antecedent
5. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
caesura
gerund
truism
analogy
6. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
participle
figurative language
anecdote
abstract noun
7. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
compound sentence
repetition
substantive
problem-solution organization
8. To move off point
Spenserian rhyme
cause and effect
propaganda
digress
9. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
compound sentence
damn with faint praise
wit
consonance
10. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
cause and effect
discretion
verb phrase
vocative
11. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
under
tone
diatribe
12. The commentator does not mean what she writes
wit
ironic commentary
alliteration
cadence
13. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
neutrality
masculine rhyme
onomatopoeia
satire
14. List of details that reinforces a concept
bias
simile
catalog
naivete
15. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
apostrophe
Italian rhyme
oxymoron
indicative
16. One of many prepositions
under
allusion
abstraction
litotes
17. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
euphemism
doggerel
framing
chronological organization
18. Open - honest communication
voice
subordinate conjunction
candor
alliteration
19. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
oxymoron
over generalization
subjunctive
20. One of many subordinating conjunctions
pathetic fallacy
since
apostrophe
predicate
21. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
ellipsis
false dilemma
complement
third person limited
22. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
fiction
infinitive
verb phrase
abstract noun
23. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
colon
rhetorical question
feminine rhyme
verb phrase
24. Neoclassical principles of drama
syntax
tone
decorum
hyperbole
25. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
catalog
footnote
allegory
second person
26. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
analogical comparison
fallacy
predicate
propaganda
27. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
chronological organization
thesis
Alexandrine
compound complex sentence
28. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
synecdoche
verb phrase
thesis
irony
29. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
gerund
alliteration
imagery
colloquial
30. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
indicative
synecdoche
pathetic fallacy
consonance
31. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
assonance
burlesque
juxtapose
musing
32. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
analogy
capital
concrete
rhetorical question
33. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
syllogism
epithet
epigram
ethos
34. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
maxim
Alexandrine
episodic
discretion
35. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
burlesque
inference
complement
36. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
metonymy
Alexandrine
under
imperative
37. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
footnote
allegory
Spenserian rhyme
simile
38. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
mock
vernacular
assertion
colon
39. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
simile
subordinate conjunction
second person
syllogism
40. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
colon
juxtapose
emphatic organization
tone
41. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
exemplar
oxymoron
paradox
pastoral elegy
42. Something that is implied
implicit
subjunctive
episodic
second person
43. A figure of speech
idiom
anticlimax
since
idealism
44. 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'
capitol
damn with faint praise
euphemism
repetition
45. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
refutation
epigram
Shakespearean rhyme
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'
cause-effect organization
antithesis balanced
tongue-in-cheek
diatribe
47. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
third person limited
syntax
apostrophe
pathetic fallacy
48. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synaesthesia
dilemma
antagonist
false dilemma
49. The perspective from which a story is written
dilemma
fact
voice
masculine rhyme
50. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
fallacy
diction
participle
allegory