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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. Can be verified
bias
symbol
predicate
fact
2. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
assertion
irony
concrete
capital
3. Not taking a position
neutrality
hypothetic example
burlesque
soapstone
4. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
generality organization
catalog
diatribe
first person
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'
Alexandrine
refutation
inference
euphemism
6. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
infinitive
Auxiliary verb
participle
syntax
7. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
antithesis balanced
compliment
synaesthesia
Auxiliary verb
8. 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
anthropomorphism
exemplar
first person
fallacy
9. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
damn with faint praise
feminine rhyme
accordingly
discretion
10. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
digress
allegory
imagery
paraody
11. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
false dilemma
protagonist
figurative language
12. A negative statement
epithet
capitol
framing
negation
13. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
inference
gerund
verb phrase
over generalization
14. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
idealism
false dilemma
pathos
synecdoche
15. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
paradox
simple sentence
syllogism
16. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
onomatopoeia
apostrophe
inference
17. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
syntax
substantive
thesis
empirical
18. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
apostrophe
antithesis balanced
abstraction
circular reasoning
19. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
synecdoche
metonymy
Spenserian rhyme
chronological organization
20. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
Shakespearean rhyme
musing
innuendo
epigram
21. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
antithesis
synecdoche
wit
parallel structure
22. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
anthropomorphism
chronological organization
fiction
mock
23. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
Shakespearean rhyme
antithesis balanced
naivete
qualifying a claim
24. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
inference
third person limited
emphatic organization
paraody
25. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
caesura
pastoral elegy
rhetorical question
ellipsis
26. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
ironic commentary
digress
empirical
27. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
extended metaphor
caesura
footnote
28. 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)
pathos
third person omniscient
third person
abstraction
29. Vague - not easily defined
hypothetic example
diatribe
abstract
antithesis
30. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
inference
substantive
syntax
synecdoche
31. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
anticlimax
antithesis balanced
ethos
paraody
32. Neoclassical principles of drama
musing
decorum
assertion
antagonist
33. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
framing
repetition
negation
34. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
cause and effect
syntax
idiom
35. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
assertion
empirical
rebuttal
third person omniscient
36. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
emphatic organization
fallacy
circumlocution
propaganda
37. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
vocative
bias
onomatopoeia
38. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
personification
abstraction
verb phrase
analogical comparison
39. List of details that reinforces a concept
naivete
catalog
juxtapose
masculine rhyme
40. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
protagonist
capitol
problem-solution organization
rebuttal
41. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
imperative
infinitive
indicative
bias
42. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
negation
tone
dilemma
under
43. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
episodic
synecdoche
irony
thesis
44. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
concrete
simile
emphatic organization
imperative
45. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
repetition
personification
extended metaphor
hyperbole
46. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
irony
footnote
compound complex sentence
47. Vowel rhyme
compliment
cause and effect
assonance
syllogism
48. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
circumlocution
comparison organization
ironic commentary
predicate
49. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
double entendre
syllogism
subjunctive
anecdote
50. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
truism
extended metaphor
capitol
semicolon