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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 figure of speech
syllogism
idiom
tongue-in-cheek
fact
2. 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)
third person omniscient
substantive
oxymoron
decorum
3. One of many prepositions
figurative language
under
third person
refutation
4. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
compound sentence
figurative language
complement
5. The claim or point that the writer is making
dilemma
assertion
protagonist
third person omniscient
6. Understatement created through double negative
epithet
ironic commentary
litotes
accordingly
7. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
metaphor
naivete
truism
mock
8. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
pastoral elegy
capital
satire
ironic commentary
9. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
chronological organization
assonance
truism
dilemma
10. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
caesura
negation
anthropomorphism
11. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
doggerel
fallacy
third person limited
litotes
12. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
personification
extended metaphor
caesura
abstraction
13. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
wit
subordinate conjunction
hypothetic example
14. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
verb phrase
epithalamium
syntax
accordingly
15. Open - honest communication
circumlocution
second person
compound sentence
candor
16. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
burlesque
false dilemma
abstract noun
discretion
17. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
oxymoron
Alexandrine
induction
satire
18. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
refutation
colloquial
colon
Italian rhyme
19. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
euphemism
colloquial
first person
anecdote
20. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
framing
abstract noun
compound complex sentence
third person
21. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
participle
doggerel
synaesthesia
assertion
22. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
hyperbole
imagery
voice
caesura
23. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
episodic
first person
tone
24. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
repetition
hypothetic example
apostrophe
analogical comparison
25. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
discretion
cause-effect organization
implicit
first person
26. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
rhetorical question
colloquial
semicolon
27. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
exemplar
gerund
antecedent
pastoral elegy
28. An exception to a proposed general rule
antagonist
analogy
counterexample
damn with faint praise
29. Opposing point of view
framing
rebuttal
antithesis balanced
refutation
30. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
compound sentence
compliment
dilemma
31. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
capital
parallel structure
gerund
ellipsis
32. Vowel rhyme
idealism
over generalization
assonance
parallel structure
33. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
capitol
cause and effect
circumlocution
34. Neoclassical principles of drama
Auxiliary verb
negation
truism
decorum
35. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
colloquial
candor
analogical comparison
soapstone
36. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
epithalamium
juxtapose
inference
feminine rhyme
37. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
verb phrase
circular reasoning
allegory
parallel structure
38. 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
cause-effect organization
antithesis balanced
generality organization
neutrality
39. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
vocative
abstract
Shakespearean rhyme
alliteration
40. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
framing
synaesthesia
predicate
indicative
41. Language chosen by the writer
empirical
under
diction
damn with faint praise
42. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
cadence
irony
understatement
pastoral elegy
43. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
since
Spenserian rhyme
compound complex sentence
catalog
44. Something that is implied
inference
imagery
decorum
implicit
45. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
qualifying a claim
since
third person
over generalization
46. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
induction
analogical comparison
idiom
anthropomorphism
47. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
Spenserian rhyme
feminine rhyme
burlesque
48. One of many subordinating conjunctions
since
gerund
inference
dilemma
49. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
abstract
compliment
hypothetic example
onomatopoeia
50. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
epigram
fallacy
metonymy