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CLEP College Composition
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1. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
damn with faint praise
caesura
explicit
compound sentence
2. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
induction
soapstone
compliment
chronological organization
3. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
metonymy
epithalamium
thesis
4. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
cadence
comparison organization
syllogism
qualifying a claim
5. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
third person limited
bias
synaesthesia
idiom
6. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
vocative
mock
colloquial
7. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
allegory
epigram
anticlimax
vocative
8. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
antagonist
third person omniscient
simile
semicolon
9. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
truism
anticlimax
ellipsis
vernacular
10. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
imperative
onomatopoeia
tongue-in-cheek
11. List of details that reinforces a concept
Italian rhyme
antecedent
catalog
refutation
12. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
onomatopoeia
diatribe
indicative
third person limited
13. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
compound sentence
third person limited
double entendre
symbol
14. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
maxim
gerund
cause and effect
antagonist
15. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
Spenserian rhyme
damn with faint praise
gerund
pastoral elegy
16. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
syntax
truism
hypothetic example
colloquial
17. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
accordingly
syntax
Shakespearean rhyme
vernacular
18. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
wit
ellipsis
propaganda
satire
19. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
abstract
Italian rhyme
maxim
syllogism
20. Understatement created through double negative
extended metaphor
oxymoron
litotes
fallacy
21. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
juxtapose
footnote
capitol
semicolon
22. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
cause-effect organization
syntax
satire
analogical comparison
23. Abab cdcd efef gg
inference
Shakespearean rhyme
catalog
diction
24. Something that is implied
epigram
synecdoche
implicit
framing
25. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
figurative language
bias
participle
catalog
26. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
negation
fiction
onomatopoeia
refutation
27. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
masculine rhyme
Auxiliary verb
catalog
28. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
cause-effect organization
figurative language
problem-solution organization
29. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
false dilemma
empirical
hyperbole
30. Neoclassical principles of drama
catalog
thesis
decorum
participle
31. 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
candor
tone
figurative language
anthropomorphism
32. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
discretion
assonance
catalog
epigram
33. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
epithet
vocative
emphatic organization
antithesis balanced
34. An indirect attack or insinuation
imperative
diatribe
fact
innuendo
35. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
predicate
metaphor
semicolon
substantive
36. A negative statement
negation
antecedent
fallacy
infinitive
37. 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)
third person omniscient
mock
induction
inference
38. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
imperative
third person
Alexandrine
epigram
39. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
episodic
third person
analogical comparison
naivete
40. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
anecdote
alliteration
assonance
third person
41. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
tongue-in-cheek
vernacular
truism
ethos
42. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
cause-effect organization
doggerel
litotes
oxymoron
43. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
Italian rhyme
wit
feminine rhyme
generality organization
44. 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
cause-effect organization
understatement
propaganda
framing
45. Can be verified
simile
fact
musing
propaganda
46. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
assonance
feminine rhyme
litotes
47. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
paradox
personification
analogy
cadence
48. The perspective from which a story is written
ironic commentary
voice
idealism
fallacy
49. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
infinitive
emphatic organization
semicolon
50. Consists of a single independent clause
wit
footnote
caesura
simple sentence
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