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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. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
third person limited
subjunctive
accordingly
infinitive
2. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
naivete
participle
euphemism
assertion
3. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
apostrophe
compound sentence
concrete
thesis
4. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
capital
neutrality
protagonist
anecdote
5. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
infinitive
alliteration
damn with faint praise
compound complex sentence
6. Neoclassical principles of drama
Auxiliary verb
refutation
vernacular
decorum
7. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
qualifying a claim
third person omniscient
apostrophe
dilemma
8. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
third person
episodic
extended metaphor
allusion
9. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
analogical comparison
diatribe
simple sentence
antithesis
10. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
tongue-in-cheek
pastoral elegy
capital
second person
11. Expressly stated
ellipsis
irony
symbol
explicit
12. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
substantive
dilemma
analogical comparison
tone
13. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
infinitive
symbol
counterexample
14. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
empirical
idiom
imperative
15. A figure of speech
first person
irony
fiction
idiom
16. 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'
participle
ironic commentary
induction
antithesis balanced
17. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
analogy
fact
indicative
third person
18. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
analogy
anthropomorphism
second person
cadence
19. One of many prepositions
antithesis balanced
musing
under
analogical comparison
20. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
catalog
pastoral elegy
abstraction
21. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
truism
false dilemma
induction
Spenserian rhyme
22. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
pathetic fallacy
Alexandrine
problem-solution organization
truism
23. Open - honest communication
framing
alliteration
metaphor
candor
24. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
abstraction
circumlocution
capital
induction
25. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
figurative language
alliteration
damn with faint praise
satire
26. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
apostrophe
cause and effect
anecdote
symbol
27. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
fallacy
Auxiliary verb
circumlocution
burlesque
28. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
protagonist
gerund
tone
Spenserian rhyme
29. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
epigram
since
repetition
first person
30. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
idealism
third person
anthropomorphism
synecdoche
31. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
alliteration
dilemma
damn with faint praise
32. (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
paradox
episodic
burlesque
33. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
ellipsis
empirical
assertion
34. One of many subordinating conjunctions
apostrophe
thesis
since
colloquial
35. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
symbol
vocative
simple sentence
36. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
antagonist
damn with faint praise
musing
concrete
37. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
since
vernacular
chronological organization
semicolon
38. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
antithesis
simile
alliteration
39. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
musing
epithalamium
understatement
neutrality
40. The perspective from which a story is written
anthropomorphism
voice
infinitive
feminine rhyme
41. 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
generality organization
implicit
irony
circumlocution
42. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
assonance
compliment
Italian rhyme
43. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
counterexample
paraody
subordinate conjunction
44. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
neutrality
anthropomorphism
negation
propaganda
45. Abab cdcd efef gg
rhetorical question
ethos
Shakespearean rhyme
mock
46. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
explicit
propaganda
irony
compound complex sentence
47. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
framing
Alexandrine
ellipsis
feminine rhyme
48. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
propaganda
diction
fiction
49. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
syllogism
masculine rhyme
tone
euphemism
50. To move off point
chronological organization
digress
oxymoron
doggerel