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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. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
abstract
analogical comparison
anthropomorphism
2. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
protagonist
third person limited
compound sentence
gerund
3. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
Auxiliary verb
neutrality
episodic
wit
4. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
ironic commentary
ellipsis
Auxiliary verb
5. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
fiction
alliteration
Alexandrine
truism
6. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
counterexample
fiction
subordinate conjunction
bias
7. The perspective from which a story is written
antecedent
candor
allegory
voice
8. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
explicit
circumlocution
bias
propaganda
9. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
innuendo
Alexandrine
double entendre
inference
10. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
propaganda
assertion
tone
verb phrase
11. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
cause and effect
alliteration
imagery
second person
12. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
substantive
complement
dilemma
personification
13. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
second person
repetition
concrete
14. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
symbol
idealism
over generalization
epithalamium
15. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
vocative
synecdoche
wit
16. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
symbol
simple sentence
synaesthesia
protagonist
17. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
anticlimax
exemplar
paradox
syllogism
18. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
feminine rhyme
empirical
vocative
subjunctive
19. An exception to a proposed general rule
implicit
synecdoche
counterexample
induction
20. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
ironic commentary
cause-effect organization
dilemma
compliment
21. Understatement created through double negative
assertion
litotes
synecdoche
false dilemma
22. One of many prepositions
onomatopoeia
under
compliment
inference
23. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
candor
hypothetic example
double entendre
semicolon
24. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
false dilemma
chronological organization
extended metaphor
semicolon
25. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
thesis
compliment
candor
Italian rhyme
26. Quiet reflection upon a topic
juxtapose
compliment
inference
musing
27. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
episodic
implicit
doggerel
diatribe
28. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
soapstone
paradox
assonance
29. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
circular reasoning
imperative
first person
dilemma
30. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
antithesis balanced
emphatic organization
third person
irony
31. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
ellipsis
metonymy
predicate
induction
32. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
predicate
feminine rhyme
circumlocution
33. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
epithalamium
double entendre
decorum
anthropomorphism
34. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
implicit
gerund
chronological organization
tongue-in-cheek
35. The verb and its object and modifiers
digress
verb phrase
imagery
compound complex sentence
36. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
colon
implicit
thesis
cause and effect
37. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
mock
oxymoron
anecdote
litotes
38. (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
ethos
negation
epithet
compound complex sentence
39. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
epigram
personification
chronological organization
allegory
40. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
exemplar
double entendre
caesura
doggerel
41. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
Auxiliary verb
cause and effect
capitol
circular reasoning
42. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
figurative language
epigram
under
naivete
43. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
epithalamium
indicative
innuendo
negation
44. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
satire
hypothetic example
antithesis balanced
45. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
diatribe
paradox
ethos
figurative language
46. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
qualifying a claim
onomatopoeia
propaganda
simile
47. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
propaganda
cadence
tongue-in-cheek
synaesthesia
48. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
anticlimax
innuendo
double entendre
49. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
doggerel
catalog
over generalization
satire
50. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
Italian rhyme
litotes
syllogism
compound complex sentence