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CLEP College Composition
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1. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
mock
paraody
concrete
false dilemma
2. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
first person
tone
figurative language
problem-solution organization
3. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
irony
negation
syntax
4. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
caesura
fiction
naivete
capitol
5. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
rhetorical question
verb phrase
idealism
6. The verb and its object and modifiers
vocative
verb phrase
circumlocution
litotes
7. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
synaesthesia
oxymoron
inference
epigram
8. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
metaphor
repetition
empirical
substantive
9. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
damn with faint praise
explicit
symbol
candor
10. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
innuendo
antecedent
Alexandrine
ethos
11. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
personification
irony
compliment
Spenserian rhyme
12. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
second person
cadence
neutrality
capital
13. The claim or point that the writer is making
Alexandrine
symbol
caesura
assertion
14. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
truism
third person limited
chronological organization
abstract
15. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
litotes
infinitive
analogy
predicate
16. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
juxtapose
predicate
fallacy
gerund
17. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
musing
simple sentence
infinitive
thesis
18. 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
framing
fallacy
indicative
third person omniscient
19. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
oxymoron
juxtapose
repetition
dilemma
20. 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
explicit
repetition
anthropomorphism
21. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
cause and effect
discretion
Spenserian rhyme
22. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
simple sentence
circumlocution
problem-solution organization
empirical
23. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
antagonist
concrete
fiction
participle
24. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
Italian rhyme
decorum
juxtapose
first person
25. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
alliteration
qualifying a claim
substantive
syntax
26. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
onomatopoeia
discretion
candor
rebuttal
27. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
complement
Auxiliary verb
mock
subjunctive
28. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
alliteration
empirical
figurative language
antagonist
29. Language chosen by the writer
diction
pathos
wit
first person
30. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
personification
ironic commentary
oxymoron
31. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
anthropomorphism
voice
burlesque
generality organization
32. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
participle
tone
analogical comparison
semicolon
33. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
soapstone
emphatic organization
verb phrase
34. Consists of a single independent clause
counterexample
simple sentence
refutation
substantive
35. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
subordinate conjunction
analogical comparison
bias
exemplar
36. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
soapstone
hypothetic example
capitol
cadence
37. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
compound complex sentence
apostrophe
discretion
imagery
38. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
assonance
vernacular
third person omniscient
39. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
abstract
diatribe
symbol
anecdote
40. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
innuendo
third person limited
symbol
41. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
compound complex sentence
feminine rhyme
ethos
Italian rhyme
42. 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
cadence
imagery
qualifying a claim
first person
43. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
inference
tone
epithalamium
44. 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'
third person
euphemism
episodic
circular reasoning
45. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
feminine rhyme
compound sentence
participle
syllogism
46. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
pathos
episodic
imagery
vocative
47. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
induction
semicolon
anticlimax
compound complex sentence
48. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
syllogism
complement
truism
doggerel
49. Opposing point of view
episodic
Auxiliary verb
rebuttal
circular reasoning
50. An indirect attack or insinuation
idealism
discretion
verb phrase
innuendo
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