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CLEP College Composition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
damn with faint praise
ellipsis
protagonist
false dilemma
2. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
propaganda
mock
false dilemma
since
3. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
symbol
false dilemma
metonymy
musing
4. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
pathetic fallacy
emphatic organization
ethos
understatement
5. The commentator does not mean what she writes
apostrophe
soapstone
imagery
ironic commentary
6. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
indicative
simple sentence
rebuttal
7. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
induction
irony
apostrophe
bias
8. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
extended metaphor
diction
indicative
negation
9. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
anecdote
candor
mock
substantive
10. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
subjunctive
antagonist
circumlocution
11. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
syntax
abstract noun
complement
idealism
12. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
anecdote
onomatopoeia
explicit
feminine rhyme
13. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
Spenserian rhyme
onomatopoeia
satire
synecdoche
14. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
catalog
third person omniscient
extended metaphor
ironic commentary
15. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
emphatic organization
problem-solution organization
inference
capital
16. 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'
doggerel
explicit
masculine rhyme
antithesis balanced
17. An indirect attack or insinuation
anthropomorphism
indicative
epithet
innuendo
18. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
burlesque
personification
pastoral elegy
feminine rhyme
19. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
allusion
parallel structure
anecdote
20. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
analogy
semicolon
hyperbole
cause and effect
21. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
irony
metonymy
diction
capitol
22. Language chosen by the writer
thesis
diction
Auxiliary verb
pathetic fallacy
23. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
imagery
vocative
refutation
tone
24. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
colloquial
pathos
negation
masculine rhyme
25. 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'
protagonist
abstraction
circumlocution
euphemism
26. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
juxtapose
syllogism
double entendre
circumlocution
27. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
allusion
Spenserian rhyme
tongue-in-cheek
idiom
28. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
onomatopoeia
abstract noun
comparison organization
idiom
29. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
irony
third person
rebuttal
30. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
fiction
alliteration
induction
Spenserian rhyme
31. (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
anticlimax
metaphor
epithet
compliment
32. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person
predicate
feminine rhyme
ellipsis
33. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
inference
capital
ironic commentary
anticlimax
34. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
explicit
voice
rebuttal
maxim
35. Abab cdcd efef gg
compliment
framing
anticlimax
Shakespearean rhyme
36. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
Italian rhyme
analogy
participle
consonance
37. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
abstract
exemplar
rhetorical question
oxymoron
38. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
gerund
problem-solution organization
abstract noun
idiom
39. Can be verified
footnote
discretion
fact
concrete
40. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
abstraction
bias
analogy
assonance
41. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
burlesque
idealism
refutation
42. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
voice
comparison organization
colloquial
neutrality
43. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fallacy
fiction
assonance
Spenserian rhyme
44. 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
hypothetic example
protagonist
anthropomorphism
feminine rhyme
45. Neoclassical principles of drama
allusion
decorum
repetition
personification
46. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
repetition
negation
subjunctive
rhetorical question
47. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
masculine rhyme
anticlimax
synecdoche
gerund
48. An exaggeration or overstatement
voice
colon
hyperbole
symbol
49. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
generality organization
under
compliment
abstraction
50. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
diatribe
discretion
syllogism
catalog