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CLEP College Composition
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1. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
capital
subjunctive
analogy
Shakespearean rhyme
2. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
wit
vernacular
inference
digress
3. The main character - usually the hero
diatribe
decorum
protagonist
explicit
4. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
apostrophe
refutation
simile
5. Abab cdcd efef gg
satire
fiction
imagery
Shakespearean rhyme
6. A figure of speech
third person
imagery
idiom
feminine rhyme
7. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
propaganda
second person
decorum
subjunctive
8. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
epithalamium
paraody
second person
9. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
exemplar
naivete
implicit
10. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
euphemism
pastoral elegy
Shakespearean rhyme
syntax
11. Something that is implied
ethos
repetition
implicit
comparison organization
12. Neoclassical principles of drama
propaganda
second person
decorum
anthropomorphism
13. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
metaphor
over generalization
verb phrase
negation
14. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
candor
discretion
epigram
gerund
15. A negative statement
negation
personification
tongue-in-cheek
repetition
16. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
diatribe
personification
subordinate conjunction
17. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
doggerel
anticlimax
personification
exemplar
18. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
syllogism
voice
predicate
circumlocution
19. Consists of a single independent clause
naivete
juxtapose
simple sentence
exemplar
20. 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
semicolon
syntax
framing
antagonist
21. The commentator does not mean what she writes
third person limited
ironic commentary
explicit
refutation
22. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
idealism
empirical
counterexample
Spenserian rhyme
23. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
metaphor
problem-solution organization
dilemma
capital
24. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
epigram
damn with faint praise
abstraction
25. The perspective from which a story is written
fiction
imperative
voice
analogy
26. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
wit
abstraction
diction
imperative
27. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
propaganda
tone
metaphor
28. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
vocative
abstraction
comparison organization
pathos
29. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
predicate
syllogism
epithet
propaganda
30. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
apostrophe
problem-solution organization
antagonist
bias
31. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
tone
infinitive
third person
substantive
32. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
feminine rhyme
allegory
juxtapose
33. Language chosen by the writer
candor
false dilemma
diction
burlesque
34. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
allegory
subjunctive
empirical
cause-effect organization
35. Vowel rhyme
abstract
assonance
induction
antithesis
36. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
infinitive
gerund
soapstone
ethos
37. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
digress
chronological organization
epigram
idealism
38. List of details that reinforces a concept
symbol
cause and effect
Shakespearean rhyme
catalog
39. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
concrete
ellipsis
imagery
framing
40. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
ellipsis
syntax
pathetic fallacy
emphatic organization
41. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
feminine rhyme
extended metaphor
synecdoche
vocative
42. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
circumlocution
subjunctive
comparison organization
anticlimax
43. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
chronological organization
Auxiliary verb
double entendre
irony
44. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
extended metaphor
exemplar
circular reasoning
doggerel
45. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
colloquial
vocative
apostrophe
analogy
46. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
rhetorical question
abstract noun
allusion
implicit
47. 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
abstraction
synaesthesia
third person omniscient
48. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
colon
exemplar
masculine rhyme
ellipsis
49. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
hyperbole
colloquial
alliteration
indicative
50. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
synecdoche
doggerel
allegory
footnote
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