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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. The perspective from which a story is written
voice
generality organization
ellipsis
negation
2. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
euphemism
explicit
cause and effect
caesura
3. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
diatribe
extended metaphor
inference
idiom
4. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
antithesis balanced
induction
accordingly
generality organization
5. 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'
explicit
euphemism
dilemma
allusion
6. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
problem-solution organization
subordinate conjunction
idiom
diatribe
7. The commentator does not mean what she writes
maxim
masculine rhyme
semicolon
ironic commentary
8. Not taking a position
epigram
complement
circumlocution
neutrality
9. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
capitol
anecdote
epithalamium
subordinate conjunction
10. One of many subordinating conjunctions
Auxiliary verb
anthropomorphism
cause-effect organization
since
11. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
maxim
pathetic fallacy
paradox
antecedent
12. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
capitol
thesis
allusion
tongue-in-cheek
13. Open - honest communication
candor
first person
analogical comparison
mock
14. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
bias
compound complex sentence
circular reasoning
gerund
15. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
figurative language
synecdoche
concrete
parallel structure
16. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
fallacy
hypothetic example
maxim
caesura
17. 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
emphatic organization
antecedent
double entendre
18. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
circumlocution
compound complex sentence
wit
19. An exception to a proposed general rule
counterexample
verb phrase
simple sentence
qualifying a claim
20. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
hypothetic example
since
capital
idealism
21. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
anticlimax
satire
footnote
accordingly
22. Consists of a single independent clause
mock
simple sentence
alliteration
paradox
23. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
anticlimax
hypothetic example
Spenserian rhyme
musing
24. One of many prepositions
under
pathetic fallacy
ethos
indicative
25. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
idealism
analogical comparison
protagonist
capitol
26. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
false dilemma
simple sentence
personification
Alexandrine
27. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
euphemism
parallel structure
cause-effect organization
over generalization
28. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
synaesthesia
parallel structure
false dilemma
mock
29. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
idiom
compound complex sentence
concrete
cadence
30. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
simple sentence
wit
damn with faint praise
participle
31. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
antagonist
cause-effect organization
Shakespearean rhyme
32. The main character - usually the hero
antecedent
oxymoron
Shakespearean rhyme
protagonist
33. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
burlesque
hyperbole
colloquial
cadence
34. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
cause-effect organization
analogical comparison
vernacular
footnote
35. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
circular reasoning
comparison organization
framing
36. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
pathos
empirical
third person limited
understatement
37. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
consonance
fallacy
antithesis
synecdoche
38. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
alliteration
fallacy
imperative
vocative
39. An exaggeration or overstatement
voice
allegory
hyperbole
euphemism
40. Can be verified
musing
fact
participle
Alexandrine
41. 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'
subordinate conjunction
antithesis balanced
footnote
vernacular
42. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
antecedent
fiction
refutation
43. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
mock
predicate
tongue-in-cheek
44. Understatement created through double negative
syllogism
litotes
chronological organization
anticlimax
45. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
third person omniscient
irony
repetition
innuendo
46. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
double entendre
imperative
synecdoche
alliteration
47. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
pastoral elegy
indicative
ellipsis
naivete
48. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
burlesque
understatement
damn with faint praise
epithet
49. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
framing
anthropomorphism
tone
50. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
implicit
complement
third person limited
antithesis