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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 concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
onomatopoeia
abstraction
euphemism
third person limited
2. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
framing
fact
apostrophe
thesis
3. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
problem-solution organization
inference
abstract
4. Consists of a single independent clause
anecdote
simple sentence
colloquial
allegory
5. The verb and its object and modifiers
verb phrase
personification
compound complex sentence
idealism
6. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
compliment
compound complex sentence
cause and effect
false dilemma
7. An exception to a proposed general rule
fact
personification
circular reasoning
counterexample
8. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
pathetic fallacy
candor
third person limited
antithesis
9. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
capitol
analogy
musing
diatribe
10. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
colon
capital
subordinate conjunction
syllogism
11. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
apostrophe
refutation
semicolon
participle
12. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
bias
euphemism
imperative
emphatic organization
13. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
emphatic organization
caesura
ironic commentary
chronological organization
14. A figure of speech
indicative
apostrophe
euphemism
idiom
15. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
Spenserian rhyme
fact
simple sentence
16. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
predicate
truism
digress
17. Expressly stated
anthropomorphism
explicit
cadence
litotes
18. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
cadence
doggerel
hyperbole
19. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
musing
second person
cadence
imperative
20. 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
first person
catalog
complement
consonance
21. 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
comparison organization
generality organization
irony
emphatic organization
22. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
semicolon
vocative
capital
first person
23. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
explicit
ironic commentary
rhetorical question
antecedent
24. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
damn with faint praise
paradox
synaesthesia
cause-effect organization
25. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
personification
problem-solution organization
maxim
colloquial
26. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
antecedent
oxymoron
second person
rhetorical question
27. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
false dilemma
episodic
idealism
paraody
28. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
decorum
Spenserian rhyme
problem-solution organization
29. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
vocative
burlesque
rebuttal
qualifying a claim
30. Abab cdcd efef gg
maxim
extended metaphor
truism
Shakespearean rhyme
31. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
colloquial
Italian rhyme
analogical comparison
innuendo
32. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
accordingly
indicative
euphemism
33. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
problem-solution organization
empirical
pathetic fallacy
emphatic organization
34. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
Auxiliary verb
third person
onomatopoeia
35. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Alexandrine
Auxiliary verb
gerund
epigram
36. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
generality organization
ironic commentary
false dilemma
vernacular
37. The perspective from which a story is written
voice
understatement
induction
satire
38. Opposing point of view
symbol
rebuttal
feminine rhyme
assertion
39. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
mock
vernacular
since
cadence
40. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
participle
bias
since
idealism
41. (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
allegory
irony
antithesis balanced
epithet
42. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
wit
false dilemma
abstraction
inference
43. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
understatement
exemplar
footnote
epithalamium
44. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
colloquial
refutation
induction
syntax
45. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
analogy
onomatopoeia
colon
capital
46. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
tone
hypothetic example
simple sentence
doggerel
47. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
empirical
hypothetic example
abstract
capital
48. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
catalog
analogical comparison
paradox
circumlocution
49. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
third person limited
metaphor
pastoral elegy
pathetic fallacy
50. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
oxymoron
false dilemma
emphatic organization
protagonist