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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. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
maxim
repetition
problem-solution organization
epithalamium
2. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
propaganda
induction
understatement
antagonist
3. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
since
diatribe
doggerel
vocative
4. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
tongue-in-cheek
synaesthesia
ironic commentary
complement
5. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
personification
wit
predicate
anecdote
6. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
Alexandrine
Auxiliary verb
implicit
paraody
7. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
pastoral elegy
second person
allusion
circular reasoning
8. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
pathetic fallacy
syllogism
cadence
diction
9. The perspective from which a story is written
symbol
Alexandrine
voice
induction
10. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
discretion
gerund
pastoral elegy
maxim
11. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
candor
pathos
Spenserian rhyme
generality organization
12. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
rhetorical question
Alexandrine
symbol
vernacular
13. Abab cdcd efef gg
diction
Auxiliary verb
Shakespearean rhyme
extended metaphor
14. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
epithalamium
metaphor
feminine rhyme
catalog
15. To move off point
problem-solution organization
digress
maxim
propaganda
16. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
bias
second person
Italian rhyme
synaesthesia
17. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
extended metaphor
anticlimax
epithalamium
cause and effect
18. One of many prepositions
under
subjunctive
propaganda
double entendre
19. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
tone
naivete
qualifying a claim
20. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
empirical
complement
innuendo
antithesis
21. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
framing
caesura
musing
allegory
22. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
circular reasoning
hyperbole
repetition
23. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
rebuttal
tongue-in-cheek
concrete
over generalization
24. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
catalog
simile
idiom
verb phrase
25. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
participle
ellipsis
discretion
dilemma
26. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
third person limited
catalog
Italian rhyme
bias
27. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
epigram
participle
synaesthesia
28. Open - honest communication
candor
verb phrase
compliment
oxymoron
29. One of many conjunctive adverbs
circular reasoning
allusion
accordingly
chronological organization
30. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
emphatic organization
analogical comparison
infinitive
Alexandrine
31. 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
abstract
cause-effect organization
epithalamium
32. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
decorum
concrete
neutrality
capitol
33. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
analogical comparison
synaesthesia
fiction
pastoral elegy
34. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
truism
maxim
over generalization
circumlocution
35. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
analogical comparison
verb phrase
pathos
36. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
diction
empirical
apostrophe
infinitive
37. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
hypothetic example
gerund
protagonist
38. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
euphemism
Italian rhyme
false dilemma
personification
39. Refers to the way the writer lets readers know what will be discussed - a framing statement gives the reader some sense of what to expect
subordinate conjunction
comparison organization
framing
semicolon
40. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
first person
diatribe
third person omniscient
assertion
41. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
complement
tongue-in-cheek
induction
alliteration
42. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
masculine rhyme
mock
second person
soapstone
43. 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
parallel structure
idealism
antithesis balanced
burlesque
44. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
alliteration
antecedent
catalog
fallacy
45. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
concrete
tongue-in-cheek
capital
implicit
46. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
soapstone
capitol
diction
neutrality
47. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
semicolon
induction
capitol
48. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
pastoral elegy
analogical comparison
diatribe
soapstone
49. To make fun of
synecdoche
mock
hyperbole
indicative
50. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
qualifying a claim
infinitive
paraody
neutrality