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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 derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
antecedent
parallel structure
doggerel
capitol
2. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
innuendo
indicative
comparison organization
ironic commentary
3. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
fallacy
paraody
since
Alexandrine
4. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
fact
antithesis
ironic commentary
5. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
compound sentence
compliment
double entendre
tongue-in-cheek
6. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
paraody
Spenserian rhyme
epithalamium
assonance
7. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
soapstone
analogical comparison
cause-effect organization
anticlimax
8. 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
counterexample
explicit
predicate
9. Quiet reflection upon a topic
refutation
anecdote
emphatic organization
musing
10. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
first person
concrete
antecedent
idealism
11. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
anecdote
synaesthesia
fact
truism
12. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
episodic
pastoral elegy
tone
qualifying a claim
13. Expressly stated
explicit
protagonist
synecdoche
synaesthesia
14. 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)
induction
paraody
third person omniscient
discretion
15. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
dilemma
epigram
counterexample
16. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person
antithesis
dilemma
explicit
17. The perspective from which a story is written
idiom
voice
innuendo
thesis
18. Vowel rhyme
assonance
capital
compound complex sentence
emphatic organization
19. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
pathetic fallacy
paraody
decorum
colon
20. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
circular reasoning
vocative
cause-effect organization
empirical
21. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
fact
alliteration
antithesis balanced
discretion
22. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
masculine rhyme
pathos
simile
third person
23. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
figurative language
digress
fact
24. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
pastoral elegy
analogy
burlesque
third person
25. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
over generalization
litotes
maxim
26. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
neutrality
gerund
colon
tongue-in-cheek
27. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
diatribe
alliteration
induction
protagonist
28. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
second person
burlesque
explicit
paradox
29. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
Auxiliary verb
episodic
idealism
false dilemma
30. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
fiction
third person limited
feminine rhyme
footnote
31. 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'
extended metaphor
antithesis balanced
personification
emphatic organization
32. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
Shakespearean rhyme
thesis
antecedent
understatement
33. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
epigram
epithalamium
antagonist
third person limited
34. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
juxtapose
capitol
idealism
maxim
35. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
problem-solution organization
compound complex sentence
analogy
compliment
36. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
ironic commentary
cadence
dilemma
explicit
37. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
symbol
epithet
third person omniscient
38. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
colon
colloquial
hypothetic example
paradox
39. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
apostrophe
digress
gerund
maxim
40. The commentator does not mean what she writes
bias
ironic commentary
implicit
hyperbole
41. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
onomatopoeia
metonymy
subjunctive
propaganda
42. The claim or point that the writer is making
qualifying a claim
assertion
pastoral elegy
maxim
43. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
over generalization
exemplar
caesura
44. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
third person limited
gerund
onomatopoeia
ellipsis
45. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
Italian rhyme
paradox
cause-effect organization
complement
46. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
fiction
complement
abstract noun
anthropomorphism
47. To move off point
doggerel
vernacular
candor
digress
48. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
imagery
infinitive
allusion
compound complex sentence
49. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
false dilemma
indicative
generality organization
counterexample
50. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
feminine rhyme
tone
mock