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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. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
candor
antithesis balanced
colloquial
idealism
2. An exception to a proposed general rule
participle
counterexample
pastoral elegy
analogy
3. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
cadence
chronological organization
assonance
generality organization
4. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
simile
allusion
idealism
framing
5. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
fallacy
circular reasoning
paradox
juxtapose
6. The use of parallel elements in sentences or in the structure of an essay or prose passage ie - essay consisting of 4 paragraphs - each beginning with a question followed by the answer
parallel structure
discretion
pathetic fallacy
bias
7. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
problem-solution organization
footnote
thesis
naivete
8. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
naivete
consonance
footnote
bias
9. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
litotes
Shakespearean rhyme
simple sentence
10. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
emphatic organization
digress
ellipsis
empirical
11. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
paraody
first person
discretion
maxim
12. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
first person
protagonist
verb phrase
dilemma
13. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
chronological organization
fact
third person omniscient
allegory
14. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
maxim
oxymoron
truism
alliteration
15. Vowel rhyme
capitol
fact
oxymoron
assonance
16. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
hypothetic example
epigram
empirical
17. 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
voice
personification
fiction
anthropomorphism
18. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
abstraction
Spenserian rhyme
cadence
antithesis
19. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
euphemism
truism
capitol
20. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
footnote
third person limited
cause-effect organization
episodic
21. 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)
burlesque
third person omniscient
induction
tone
22. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
masculine rhyme
generality organization
footnote
decorum
23. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
pathos
litotes
fiction
chronological organization
24. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
Alexandrine
caesura
thesis
first person
25. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
irony
compliment
paraody
abstraction
26. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
complement
generality organization
anecdote
symbol
27. Quiet reflection upon a topic
pathos
cause-effect organization
masculine rhyme
musing
28. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
hypothetic example
allegory
Alexandrine
third person limited
29. Something that is implied
abstract noun
syllogism
catalog
implicit
30. 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'
rebuttal
euphemism
alliteration
framing
31. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
propaganda
euphemism
idiom
semicolon
32. The verb and its object and modifiers
doggerel
verb phrase
simile
generality organization
33. The work is narrated by the person 'I' - who can also be the protagonist - omniscient speaker. There can be multiple narrators of the same work
predicate
cause-effect organization
tone
first person
34. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
second person
metonymy
ethos
35. To make fun of
synecdoche
Auxiliary verb
syllogism
mock
36. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
antecedent
mock
naivete
comparison organization
37. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
empirical
juxtapose
synecdoche
truism
38. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
catalog
epigram
ellipsis
musing
39. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
anticlimax
oxymoron
Alexandrine
participle
40. An indirect attack or insinuation
metonymy
innuendo
framing
antagonist
41. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
juxtapose
imagery
burlesque
personification
42. To move off point
assertion
chronological organization
digress
discretion
43. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
caesura
third person omniscient
syntax
44. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
allegory
vocative
verb phrase
diatribe
45. An exaggeration or overstatement
synecdoche
hyperbole
figurative language
rhetorical question
46. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
bias
euphemism
paraody
Shakespearean rhyme
47. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
syntax
musing
second person
induction
48. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
hyperbole
damn with faint praise
footnote
49. The claim or point that the writer is making
anticlimax
paradox
emphatic organization
assertion
50. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
abstraction
vocative
extended metaphor
onomatopoeia