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CLEP College Composition
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1. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
irony
pathetic fallacy
colloquial
burlesque
2. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
paradox
irony
anecdote
abstract
3. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
figurative language
repetition
vernacular
fiction
4. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
assertion
oxymoron
comparison organization
compliment
5. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
apostrophe
colloquial
neutrality
chronological organization
6. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
pathos
framing
empirical
antecedent
7. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
assertion
epithalamium
doggerel
negation
8. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
predicate
generality organization
Shakespearean rhyme
idealism
9. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
anthropomorphism
syllogism
metaphor
juxtapose
10. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
hypothetic example
damn with faint praise
imagery
irony
11. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
onomatopoeia
Spenserian rhyme
problem-solution organization
abstract noun
12. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
subordinate conjunction
consonance
Italian rhyme
pathetic fallacy
13. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
allusion
anthropomorphism
allegory
concrete
14. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
abstraction
ethos
participle
emphatic organization
15. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
footnote
synaesthesia
third person limited
thesis
16. Not taking a position
neutrality
onomatopoeia
generality organization
colloquial
17. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
refutation
damn with faint praise
tone
alliteration
18. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
antithesis balanced
compound complex sentence
parallel structure
19. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
figurative language
abstract noun
maxim
circular reasoning
20. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
second person
vocative
hyperbole
compound sentence
21. Can be verified
extended metaphor
qualifying a claim
euphemism
fact
22. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
personification
negation
doggerel
comparison organization
23. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
verb phrase
wit
antecedent
exemplar
24. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
induction
footnote
compound complex sentence
satire
25. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
diction
indicative
compliment
naivete
26. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
paraody
tongue-in-cheek
framing
27. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
soapstone
antecedent
maxim
28. The commentator does not mean what she writes
epithalamium
ironic commentary
simile
metonymy
29. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
analogical comparison
subjunctive
empirical
30. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
colon
qualifying a claim
gerund
participle
31. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
first person
doggerel
allegory
decorum
32. Language chosen by the writer
burlesque
counterexample
diction
caesura
33. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
ethos
qualifying a claim
extended metaphor
double entendre
34. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
diatribe
double entendre
abstraction
first person
35. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
epigram
abstract noun
allegory
voice
36. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
epithet
satire
comparison organization
epigram
37. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
generality organization
emphatic organization
chronological organization
predicate
38. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
symbol
paraody
pastoral elegy
abstract
39. The claim or point that the writer is making
musing
extended metaphor
mock
assertion
40. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
colon
compound sentence
negation
hypothetic example
41. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
understatement
refutation
capital
antecedent
42. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
allusion
antagonist
Italian rhyme
episodic
43. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
indicative
cause-effect organization
synaesthesia
complement
44. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
semicolon
idiom
simile
exemplar
45. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
compound complex sentence
figurative language
syntax
participle
46. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
imagery
exemplar
antithesis
rhetorical question
47. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
emphatic organization
discretion
negation
Shakespearean rhyme
48. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
cause and effect
antithesis
implicit
antithesis balanced
49. One of many subordinating conjunctions
qualifying a claim
mock
metaphor
since
50. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
pathetic fallacy
predicate
compliment
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