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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. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
digress
fallacy
circular reasoning
2. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
over generalization
truism
false dilemma
second person
3. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
footnote
satire
capitol
counterexample
4. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
substantive
first person
colloquial
5. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
Italian rhyme
hypothetic example
substantive
alliteration
6. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
protagonist
consonance
alliteration
false dilemma
7. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
under
infinitive
explicit
truism
8. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
episodic
damn with faint praise
verb phrase
9. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
hyperbole
rhetorical question
understatement
empirical
10. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
Auxiliary verb
mock
substantive
diction
11. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
capital
compound sentence
antithesis
12. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
participle
Auxiliary verb
wit
dilemma
13. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
anticlimax
parallel structure
syllogism
14. To make fun of
mock
diatribe
false dilemma
ironic commentary
15. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
doggerel
abstract noun
vocative
16. Opposing point of view
capitol
feminine rhyme
infinitive
rebuttal
17. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
pathetic fallacy
counterexample
synecdoche
hypothetic example
18. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
colloquial
metonymy
hyperbole
abstract
19. Abab cdcd efef gg
semicolon
Shakespearean rhyme
doggerel
anthropomorphism
20. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
assertion
anticlimax
Alexandrine
synecdoche
21. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
discretion
colloquial
participle
explicit
22. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
satire
voice
abstract
23. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
syllogism
catalog
first person
decorum
24. The perspective from which a story is written
thesis
feminine rhyme
voice
assertion
25. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
Alexandrine
vernacular
caesura
metonymy
26. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
third person limited
apostrophe
Auxiliary verb
simile
27. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
Spenserian rhyme
juxtapose
figurative language
empirical
28. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
Italian rhyme
participle
ellipsis
alliteration
29. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
double entendre
generality organization
abstraction
30. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
complement
implicit
capital
subordinate conjunction
31. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
compound complex sentence
counterexample
idiom
third person
32. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
double entendre
subordinate conjunction
analogy
33. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
parallel structure
epithet
burlesque
fallacy
34. Open - honest communication
candor
anecdote
cause-effect organization
indicative
35. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
pathetic fallacy
comparison organization
diction
paraody
36. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
verb phrase
antithesis
Shakespearean rhyme
37. A figure of speech
compliment
idiom
digress
apostrophe
38. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
simple sentence
understatement
semicolon
wit
39. Refers to the way the writer lets readers know what will be discussed - a framing statement gives the reader some sense of what to expect
allegory
framing
satire
anticlimax
40. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
diatribe
over generalization
satire
ellipsis
41. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
digress
damn with faint praise
wit
satire
42. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
Alexandrine
pathos
paradox
induction
43. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
substantive
caesura
subordinate conjunction
syntax
44. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
truism
anecdote
neutrality
generality organization
45. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
paraody
fact
compliment
doggerel
46. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
irony
mock
masculine rhyme
consonance
47. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
anecdote
extended metaphor
tongue-in-cheek
decorum
48. One of many subordinating conjunctions
protagonist
since
irony
vocative
49. Something that is implied
euphemism
gerund
epithet
implicit
50. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
ellipsis
Spenserian rhyme
over generalization
syntax