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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. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
third person omniscient
understatement
empirical
damn with faint praise
2. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
fiction
juxtapose
onomatopoeia
Italian rhyme
3. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
euphemism
dilemma
third person limited
4. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
vernacular
antithesis
idealism
5. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
paradox
bias
diction
6. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
epithalamium
fiction
compound complex sentence
7. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
understatement
emphatic organization
tongue-in-cheek
8. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
anticlimax
epithet
metaphor
generality organization
9. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
counterexample
concrete
pathos
Spenserian rhyme
10. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
anticlimax
assertion
emphatic organization
11. (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
fiction
epithet
simile
rhetorical question
12. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
vocative
synaesthesia
repetition
paraody
13. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
antithesis balanced
idealism
digress
14. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
analogy
participle
understatement
colon
15. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
discretion
idiom
metonymy
subjunctive
16. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
abstract noun
simple sentence
vocative
onomatopoeia
17. The main character - usually the hero
syllogism
concrete
protagonist
musing
18. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
empirical
imperative
feminine rhyme
antithesis
19. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
musing
compliment
paraody
symbol
20. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
substantive
first person
apostrophe
abstract noun
21. Not taking a position
simple sentence
neutrality
naivete
fact
22. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
substantive
innuendo
over generalization
alliteration
23. 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'
false dilemma
inference
euphemism
consonance
24. Opposing point of view
first person
rebuttal
paradox
antagonist
25. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
syntax
synaesthesia
diction
concrete
26. 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
assonance
anthropomorphism
capitol
circular reasoning
27. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
diction
verb phrase
masculine rhyme
satire
28. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
ellipsis
voice
extended metaphor
anecdote
29. An exception to a proposed general rule
bias
counterexample
digress
qualifying a claim
30. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
abstraction
voice
fallacy
allegory
31. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
qualifying a claim
analogy
maxim
voice
32. Neoclassical principles of drama
simile
footnote
anecdote
decorum
33. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
digress
colloquial
analogical comparison
chronological organization
34. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synaesthesia
syllogism
colon
first person
35. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
abstract noun
third person
cause-effect organization
simile
36. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
double entendre
ironic commentary
idealism
predicate
37. 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'
naivete
explicit
antithesis balanced
paradox
38. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
subordinate conjunction
problem-solution organization
accordingly
musing
39. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
allusion
double entendre
litotes
ethos
40. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
dilemma
figurative language
double entendre
pastoral elegy
41. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
abstraction
hypothetic example
feminine rhyme
chronological organization
42. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
antagonist
problem-solution organization
masculine rhyme
pathos
43. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
propaganda
hypothetic example
second person
44. Expressly stated
anticlimax
explicit
induction
cause and effect
45. To move off point
infinitive
antithesis
digress
anticlimax
46. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
bias
antagonist
neutrality
consonance
47. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
metaphor
ethos
antithesis balanced
fiction
48. List of details that reinforces a concept
catalog
onomatopoeia
figurative language
pathetic fallacy
49. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
abstract
compound complex sentence
simile
doggerel
50. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
induction
assertion
compound complex sentence
compound sentence