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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. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
analogy
footnote
litotes
allegory
2. 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
circumlocution
indicative
generality organization
assertion
3. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
compound complex sentence
catalog
vernacular
explicit
4. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
paradox
diatribe
colloquial
5. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
compound complex sentence
circumlocution
tongue-in-cheek
anthropomorphism
6. An indirect attack or insinuation
innuendo
hyperbole
musing
anthropomorphism
7. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
paradox
imperative
consonance
bias
8. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
generality organization
colon
explicit
doggerel
9. Expressly stated
implicit
fact
epithet
explicit
10. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
idiom
paraody
antithesis balanced
11. Something that is implied
participle
synecdoche
implicit
musing
12. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
capitol
figurative language
semicolon
analogy
13. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
capitol
antecedent
since
participle
14. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
gerund
protagonist
chronological organization
15. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
decorum
inference
substantive
16. 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
feminine rhyme
ethos
anticlimax
first person
17. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
truism
allegory
paraody
18. The verb and its object and modifiers
abstraction
first person
syllogism
verb phrase
19. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
anticlimax
hypothetic example
synaesthesia
repetition
20. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
fallacy
metaphor
truism
ellipsis
21. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
inference
onomatopoeia
burlesque
personification
22. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
paradox
consonance
subordinate conjunction
verb phrase
23. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
capital
abstract noun
cause and effect
predicate
24. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
synaesthesia
allusion
juxtapose
alliteration
25. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
understatement
pathos
propaganda
naivete
26. Opposing point of view
metonymy
analogical comparison
rebuttal
third person omniscient
27. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
simile
imagery
substantive
musing
28. One of many conjunctive adverbs
paraody
complement
accordingly
vernacular
29. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
repetition
compliment
double entendre
30. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
emphatic organization
syllogism
capitol
parallel structure
31. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
antagonist
subjunctive
colloquial
third person omniscient
32. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
paraody
Shakespearean rhyme
apostrophe
explicit
33. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
pastoral elegy
symbol
allusion
syllogism
34. To move off point
imagery
semicolon
digress
episodic
35. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
abstract noun
understatement
over generalization
diction
36. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
decorum
diatribe
anticlimax
syllogism
37. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
syntax
juxtapose
bias
third person
38. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
understatement
propaganda
epithalamium
ironic commentary
39. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
figurative language
juxtapose
refutation
double entendre
40. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
understatement
irony
synaesthesia
accordingly
41. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
vernacular
idiom
feminine rhyme
42. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
second person
analogy
complement
43. 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'
vernacular
antithesis balanced
explicit
fiction
44. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
first person
antithesis
anthropomorphism
oxymoron
45. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
cause and effect
fact
complement
46. Vowel rhyme
protagonist
abstraction
assonance
antagonist
47. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
anthropomorphism
third person
cause and effect
abstraction
48. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
propaganda
idiom
discretion
truism
49. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
accordingly
simile
chronological organization
since
50. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
understatement
paradox
bias