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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. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
emphatic organization
counterexample
ellipsis
2. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
idealism
antithesis
repetition
onomatopoeia
3. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
onomatopoeia
exemplar
simple sentence
inference
4. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
onomatopoeia
alliteration
predicate
neutrality
5. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
allusion
apostrophe
metonymy
litotes
6. One of many subordinating conjunctions
exemplar
abstract
emphatic organization
since
7. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
simple sentence
fallacy
candor
pathetic fallacy
8. (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
qualifying a claim
negation
epithet
understatement
9. Opposing point of view
qualifying a claim
verb phrase
allegory
rebuttal
10. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
pathetic fallacy
Spenserian rhyme
participle
11. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
chronological organization
tone
voice
cause-effect organization
12. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
subjunctive
concrete
paradox
circular reasoning
13. List of details that reinforces a concept
personification
catalog
cadence
allusion
14. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
cadence
doggerel
understatement
problem-solution organization
15. Something that is implied
decorum
cause and effect
implicit
idealism
16. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
framing
antithesis
bias
protagonist
17. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
double entendre
catalog
ellipsis
cause and effect
18. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
cause and effect
fact
indicative
oxymoron
19. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
vocative
analogical comparison
subjunctive
refutation
20. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
emphatic organization
paradox
cadence
masculine rhyme
21. To make fun of
mock
subjunctive
syllogism
counterexample
22. The assigning of human attributes - such as emotions or physical characteristics - to nonhumans - usually plants or animals. Differs from personification in that it is a pattern applied to a nonhuman character throughout the entire literary work
satire
fallacy
idiom
anthropomorphism
23. Not taking a position
abstraction
antecedent
epithalamium
neutrality
24. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
paradox
chronological organization
qualifying a claim
25. The verb and its object and modifiers
simple sentence
simile
consonance
verb phrase
26. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
anticlimax
complement
emphatic organization
simile
27. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
epithalamium
empirical
repetition
episodic
28. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
feminine rhyme
over generalization
soapstone
irony
29. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
Italian rhyme
syllogism
naivete
discretion
30. The main character - usually the hero
simple sentence
imperative
Italian rhyme
protagonist
31. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
synecdoche
metonymy
dilemma
32. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
assertion
mock
imperative
propaganda
33. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
understatement
hypothetic example
third person
paraody
34. Expressly stated
explicit
syntax
diction
soapstone
35. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
ellipsis
third person limited
personification
fallacy
36. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
colon
vocative
feminine rhyme
refutation
37. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
colloquial
neutrality
consonance
inference
38. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
indicative
pathos
thesis
fact
39. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
empirical
analogical comparison
understatement
epithalamium
40. To move off point
epithalamium
truism
ironic commentary
digress
41. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
alliteration
comparison organization
false dilemma
42. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
simple sentence
compliment
capital
paraody
43. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
assertion
antagonist
doggerel
discretion
44. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
burlesque
explicit
simile
irony
45. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
alliteration
synecdoche
extended metaphor
gerund
46. 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
framing
substantive
fact
third person omniscient
47. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
capitol
onomatopoeia
over generalization
vocative
48. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
juxtapose
infinitive
circumlocution
satire
49. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
tongue-in-cheek
pathos
comparison organization
since
50. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
double entendre
parallel structure
circular reasoning
allegory