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CLEP College Composition
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1. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
euphemism
imperative
paraody
2. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
generality organization
third person omniscient
anecdote
negation
3. The claim or point that the writer is making
compound complex sentence
assertion
capital
alliteration
4. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
diatribe
naivete
Alexandrine
colloquial
5. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
mock
circumlocution
tongue-in-cheek
6. Consists of a single independent clause
alliteration
simple sentence
episodic
abstraction
7. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
antagonist
cadence
gerund
first person
8. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
analogical comparison
doggerel
antithesis
imperative
9. 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'
antithesis balanced
metonymy
soapstone
bias
10. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
induction
Auxiliary verb
emphatic organization
alliteration
11. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
rhetorical question
anthropomorphism
fact
oxymoron
12. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
third person omniscient
apostrophe
predicate
simile
13. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
feminine rhyme
fiction
indicative
mock
14. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
consonance
negation
tongue-in-cheek
15. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
antagonist
rebuttal
ethos
16. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
naivete
cadence
paraody
candor
17. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
hypothetic example
naivete
allusion
third person limited
18. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
inference
litotes
comparison organization
19. Language chosen by the writer
feminine rhyme
rhetorical question
hypothetic example
diction
20. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
paradox
syntax
fact
21. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
first person
allusion
maxim
22. 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
ethos
framing
extended metaphor
problem-solution organization
23. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
extended metaphor
satire
third person
complement
24. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
diatribe
compliment
apostrophe
abstraction
25. 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
satire
first person
antecedent
repetition
26. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
vernacular
naivete
over generalization
ellipsis
27. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
circular reasoning
participle
epithet
induction
28. Can be verified
subordinate conjunction
fact
doggerel
paraody
29. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
burlesque
chronological organization
onomatopoeia
symbol
30. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
participle
alliteration
emphatic organization
31. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
epithalamium
problem-solution organization
rebuttal
antagonist
32. The commentator does not mean what she writes
counterexample
false dilemma
irony
ironic commentary
33. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
Auxiliary verb
third person
ethos
third person limited
34. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
voice
inference
vernacular
concrete
35. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
antagonist
Spenserian rhyme
Alexandrine
36. 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
paraody
personification
innuendo
parallel structure
37. Quiet reflection upon a topic
allusion
musing
analogy
capital
38. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
hyperbole
ethos
negation
39. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
allegory
problem-solution organization
juxtapose
vocative
40. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
imagery
figurative language
ellipsis
infinitive
41. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
anecdote
antithesis
naivete
qualifying a claim
42. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
under
feminine rhyme
onomatopoeia
43. An exaggeration or overstatement
footnote
musing
hyperbole
catalog
44. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
antithesis balanced
digress
tongue-in-cheek
45. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
naivete
compliment
fiction
46. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
fiction
decorum
truism
digress
47. Understatement created through double negative
apostrophe
litotes
idiom
parallel structure
48. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
thesis
under
allegory
cause-effect organization
49. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
synaesthesia
qualifying a claim
infinitive
capitol
50. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
feminine rhyme
colloquial
epithet
synecdoche
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