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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. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
episodic
abstract
infinitive
analogical comparison
2. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
generality organization
innuendo
since
3. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
hyperbole
juxtapose
problem-solution organization
explicit
4. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
assonance
synaesthesia
colon
Spenserian rhyme
5. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
circular reasoning
repetition
fiction
6. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
fallacy
metaphor
pathetic fallacy
gerund
7. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
candor
ellipsis
counterexample
concrete
8. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
litotes
subordinate conjunction
circular reasoning
decorum
9. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
assonance
empirical
candor
chronological organization
10. One of many prepositions
abstract
under
repetition
consonance
11. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
symbol
idiom
over generalization
allusion
12. 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
exemplar
repetition
voice
framing
13. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
assertion
litotes
Alexandrine
complement
14. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
abstract
complement
cause-effect organization
compliment
15. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
synaesthesia
compound sentence
naivete
hypothetic example
16. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
understatement
qualifying a claim
epithalamium
irony
17. Something that is implied
juxtapose
personification
implicit
figurative language
18. To make fun of
mock
counterexample
neutrality
ethos
19. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
metonymy
emphatic organization
concrete
fact
20. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
under
musing
Alexandrine
caesura
21. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
thesis
explicit
predicate
22. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
innuendo
diction
syllogism
23. Expressly stated
apostrophe
first person
explicit
repetition
24. Abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean rhyme
truism
burlesque
diction
25. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
diatribe
diction
protagonist
generality organization
26. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
simile
naivete
rhetorical question
colloquial
27. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
anthropomorphism
over generalization
third person limited
voice
28. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
since
bias
hyperbole
rhetorical question
29. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
catalog
indicative
doggerel
vernacular
30. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
analogical comparison
double entendre
Alexandrine
31. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
rhetorical question
understatement
epigram
qualifying a claim
32. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
tongue-in-cheek
consonance
decorum
figurative language
33. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
inference
personification
problem-solution organization
pathos
34. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
explicit
third person
counterexample
synaesthesia
35. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
explicit
digress
truism
Alexandrine
36. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
subordinate conjunction
allegory
syllogism
pastoral elegy
37. 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
discretion
parallel structure
damn with faint praise
synaesthesia
38. To move off point
imperative
counterexample
digress
doggerel
39. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
synaesthesia
onomatopoeia
consonance
implicit
40. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
extended metaphor
maxim
synecdoche
gerund
41. The perspective from which a story is written
since
voice
generality organization
infinitive
42. Quiet reflection upon a topic
assertion
musing
double entendre
circular reasoning
43. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
subjunctive
bias
idealism
third person omniscient
44. 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'
complement
inference
euphemism
assonance
45. 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)
allusion
third person omniscient
paraody
satire
46. Not taking a position
neutrality
qualifying a claim
semicolon
epithalamium
47. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
rebuttal
analogy
maxim
complement
48. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
naivete
episodic
oxymoron
49. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
fiction
metonymy
framing
wit
50. One of many subordinating conjunctions
musing
innuendo
since
personification