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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. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
epithet
repetition
discretion
2. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
repetition
colon
epigram
double entendre
3. 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
neutrality
first person
mock
antecedent
4. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synaesthesia
masculine rhyme
accordingly
understatement
5. One of many prepositions
footnote
counterexample
under
infinitive
6. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
synecdoche
extended metaphor
syllogism
substantive
7. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
tone
burlesque
abstraction
soapstone
8. (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
epithet
empirical
accordingly
musing
9. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
soapstone
bias
mock
antecedent
10. 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
extended metaphor
abstract noun
imperative
11. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
circular reasoning
hypothetic example
qualifying a claim
substantive
12. The verb and its object and modifiers
verb phrase
syntax
digress
exemplar
13. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
Auxiliary verb
problem-solution organization
Italian rhyme
first person
14. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
abstract
parallel structure
paraody
15. Neoclassical principles of drama
cause and effect
decorum
subordinate conjunction
indicative
16. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
metonymy
juxtapose
over generalization
episodic
17. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
false dilemma
comparison organization
repetition
18. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
parallel structure
third person limited
masculine rhyme
maxim
19. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
litotes
doggerel
subordinate conjunction
soapstone
20. Not taking a position
parallel structure
ethos
neutrality
idiom
21. Something that is implied
ethos
allegory
predicate
implicit
22. An exception to a proposed general rule
counterexample
capital
symbol
figurative language
23. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
parallel structure
doggerel
semicolon
24. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
empirical
extended metaphor
emphatic organization
metaphor
25. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
juxtapose
candor
subordinate conjunction
third person
26. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
oxymoron
allegory
figurative language
epithet
27. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
fallacy
antithesis
analogy
predicate
28. 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
dilemma
generality organization
Auxiliary verb
29. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
paraody
comparison organization
discretion
analogical comparison
30. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
ironic commentary
symbol
colloquial
burlesque
31. An exaggeration or overstatement
maxim
hyperbole
empirical
imagery
32. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
rhetorical question
Shakespearean rhyme
fact
inference
33. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
analogical comparison
musing
induction
abstract noun
34. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
negation
abstraction
vernacular
epithet
35. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
soapstone
participle
capitol
diatribe
36. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
complement
accordingly
antecedent
hypothetic example
37. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
Auxiliary verb
understatement
inference
38. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
satire
emphatic organization
compound complex sentence
counterexample
39. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
discretion
juxtapose
euphemism
figurative language
40. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
antagonist
onomatopoeia
vocative
41. Vowel rhyme
pastoral elegy
cause-effect organization
satire
assonance
42. Vague - not easily defined
inference
epithet
abstract
exemplar
43. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
diatribe
simple sentence
paraody
metonymy
44. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
abstract noun
inference
semicolon
45. 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
concrete
mock
pathos
parallel structure
46. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
mock
abstract
apostrophe
47. 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'
circular reasoning
double entendre
euphemism
tongue-in-cheek
48. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
fallacy
under
idealism
maxim
49. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
litotes
footnote
compound complex sentence
abstract noun
50. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
caesura
maxim
Shakespearean rhyme
feminine rhyme