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CLEP College Composition
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1. To move off point
subordinate conjunction
Italian rhyme
second person
digress
2. 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'
explicit
vocative
euphemism
exemplar
3. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
gerund
third person limited
third person omniscient
hyperbole
4. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
compound sentence
gerund
tone
episodic
5. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
fiction
circumlocution
rhetorical question
predicate
6. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
colon
third person
neutrality
epithalamium
7. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
syllogism
induction
idealism
synaesthesia
8. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
generality organization
epigram
digress
9. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
colloquial
problem-solution organization
naivete
allusion
10. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
mock
false dilemma
ellipsis
wit
11. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
subordinate conjunction
epithet
abstract
12. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
naivete
propaganda
capitol
anticlimax
13. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
under
protagonist
propaganda
14. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
caesura
allegory
fiction
15. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
under
refutation
pathos
chronological organization
16. One of many subordinating conjunctions
colon
since
extended metaphor
personification
17. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
epithet
caesura
allegory
rebuttal
18. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
third person limited
musing
synecdoche
metaphor
19. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
anecdote
syntax
metaphor
alliteration
20. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
fallacy
symbol
Shakespearean rhyme
21. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
circular reasoning
implicit
complement
qualifying a claim
22. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
soapstone
over generalization
naivete
truism
23. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
decorum
propaganda
cause-effect organization
irony
24. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
epithet
verb phrase
metaphor
25. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
neutrality
simile
pastoral elegy
anticlimax
26. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
naivete
substantive
figurative language
27. 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
semicolon
truism
synecdoche
anthropomorphism
28. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
subjunctive
analogy
abstract
discretion
29. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
explicit
damn with faint praise
metaphor
colon
30. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
cause-effect organization
anthropomorphism
gerund
31. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
epithalamium
imperative
mock
idiom
32. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
implicit
third person
antecedent
juxtapose
33. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
explicit
repetition
accordingly
dilemma
34. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
anthropomorphism
footnote
antagonist
circular reasoning
35. One of many prepositions
epithet
comparison organization
under
pathos
36. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
negation
Shakespearean rhyme
compound complex sentence
fallacy
37. Abab cdcd efef gg
thesis
Shakespearean rhyme
Spenserian rhyme
qualifying a claim
38. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
accordingly
alliteration
explicit
39. 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
parallel structure
mock
colloquial
voice
40. An exaggeration or overstatement
circumlocution
hyperbole
empirical
damn with faint praise
41. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
onomatopoeia
damn with faint praise
complement
maxim
42. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
cause-effect organization
problem-solution organization
protagonist
understatement
43. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
simile
anticlimax
anecdote
double entendre
44. (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
epithet
neutrality
anticlimax
qualifying a claim
45. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
abstract noun
pathetic fallacy
empirical
third person
46. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
substantive
gerund
implicit
symbol
47. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
compound sentence
inference
cause-effect organization
Italian rhyme
48. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
allusion
wit
substantive
rhetorical question
49. Language chosen by the writer
Auxiliary verb
diction
digress
paradox
50. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
chronological organization
antithesis
epigram
rhetorical question
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