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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 humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
chronological organization
soapstone
paraody
anecdote
2. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
footnote
damn with faint praise
exemplar
compound complex sentence
3. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
empirical
problem-solution organization
exemplar
consonance
4. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
predicate
Spenserian rhyme
synaesthesia
verb phrase
5. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
diction
onomatopoeia
accordingly
dilemma
6. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
concrete
antithesis
fiction
personification
7. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
framing
episodic
synecdoche
neutrality
8. 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
antithesis balanced
onomatopoeia
caesura
9. An indirect attack or insinuation
innuendo
imagery
abstract
compliment
10. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
subordinate conjunction
third person omniscient
propaganda
11. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
epithalamium
Shakespearean rhyme
naivete
under
12. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
voice
paraody
verb phrase
analogical comparison
13. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
assonance
infinitive
ironic commentary
14. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
idiom
compound sentence
pathos
cause and effect
15. 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
simple sentence
first person
innuendo
generality organization
16. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
circular reasoning
metaphor
metonymy
dilemma
17. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
understatement
parallel structure
euphemism
mock
18. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
tongue-in-cheek
doggerel
idiom
syntax
19. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
ethos
antithesis balanced
doggerel
qualifying a claim
20. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
circular reasoning
third person
satire
fiction
21. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
cause-effect organization
third person limited
abstraction
voice
22. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
imagery
compound complex sentence
anecdote
Alexandrine
23. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
antagonist
Spenserian rhyme
colloquial
cause and effect
24. 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
colloquial
Spenserian rhyme
comparison organization
parallel structure
25. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
inference
complement
tongue-in-cheek
infinitive
26. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
second person
anticlimax
antecedent
abstraction
27. (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
participle
epithet
analogy
truism
28. 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
damn with faint praise
cause and effect
first person
second person
29. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
anecdote
alliteration
participle
analogy
30. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
metonymy
ellipsis
apostrophe
fallacy
31. Understatement created through double negative
litotes
Alexandrine
second person
vocative
32. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
naivete
false dilemma
cause and effect
simile
33. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
cause and effect
third person omniscient
compound complex sentence
qualifying a claim
34. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
wit
assonance
emphatic organization
35. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
mock
ellipsis
antithesis balanced
masculine rhyme
36. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
syntax
diatribe
analogy
bias
37. One of many subordinating conjunctions
oxymoron
ellipsis
since
anthropomorphism
38. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
allusion
synecdoche
metonymy
episodic
39. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
paradox
truism
maxim
simple sentence
40. Opposing point of view
second person
emphatic organization
rebuttal
assonance
41. A negative statement
epithet
simile
antecedent
negation
42. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
tongue-in-cheek
abstract noun
problem-solution organization
epithet
43. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
verb phrase
qualifying a claim
indicative
gerund
44. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
epithalamium
accordingly
predicate
idiom
45. Not taking a position
negation
neutrality
concrete
symbol
46. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
infinitive
diction
circumlocution
masculine rhyme
47. One of many conjunctive adverbs
antagonist
synaesthesia
accordingly
wit
48. Open - honest communication
candor
fact
antithesis balanced
idiom
49. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
Italian rhyme
pastoral elegy
epigram
burlesque
50. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
predicate
oxymoron
antithesis
comparison organization