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CLEP College Composition
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1. Quiet reflection upon a topic
induction
assertion
diatribe
musing
2. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
fallacy
vernacular
induction
framing
3. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
cause and effect
under
pastoral elegy
predicate
4. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
subordinate conjunction
dilemma
digress
5. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
satire
induction
emphatic organization
personification
6. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
induction
hypothetic example
synecdoche
third person
7. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
induction
allegory
extended metaphor
irony
8. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
circumlocution
comparison organization
compliment
9. Neoclassical principles of drama
rhetorical question
assonance
decorum
neutrality
10. Vowel rhyme
imperative
Shakespearean rhyme
assonance
subjunctive
11. To make fun of
antithesis balanced
capital
tongue-in-cheek
mock
12. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
footnote
syllogism
second person
13. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
candor
pathos
paradox
diction
14. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
rhetorical question
participle
Shakespearean rhyme
colon
15. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
Shakespearean rhyme
pathetic fallacy
digress
second person
16. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
first person
maxim
compliment
second person
17. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
third person omniscient
juxtapose
generality organization
allegory
18. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
cause-effect organization
masculine rhyme
simple sentence
idealism
19. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
bias
understatement
colon
anecdote
20. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
allusion
abstraction
caesura
symbol
21. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
generality organization
masculine rhyme
colloquial
pathos
22. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
truism
tongue-in-cheek
vocative
allegory
23. 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)
satire
footnote
thesis
third person omniscient
24. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
capitol
anthropomorphism
complement
simile
25. A negative statement
refutation
negation
epithalamium
explicit
26. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
antithesis balanced
indicative
damn with faint praise
Shakespearean rhyme
27. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
footnote
third person omniscient
subjunctive
explicit
28. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
maxim
subordinate conjunction
over generalization
alliteration
29. 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
epithet
anthropomorphism
juxtapose
verb phrase
30. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
synecdoche
framing
subordinate conjunction
capital
31. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
repetition
first person
vocative
analogy
32. To move off point
syllogism
digress
colon
epigram
33. List of details that reinforces a concept
alliteration
colon
catalog
gerund
34. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
synaesthesia
compound sentence
rebuttal
parallel structure
35. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
footnote
substantive
idiom
masculine rhyme
36. Consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
onomatopoeia
apostrophe
pathetic fallacy
37. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
syllogism
circumlocution
compound sentence
rhetorical question
38. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
allusion
complement
emphatic organization
39. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
compound sentence
abstract
allusion
inference
40. 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
bias
chronological organization
alliteration
framing
41. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
symbol
cause-effect organization
assonance
consonance
42. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
since
cause and effect
compliment
43. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
rhetorical question
footnote
caesura
44. The claim or point that the writer is making
synaesthesia
assertion
empirical
assonance
45. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
inference
rebuttal
metaphor
digress
46. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
emphatic organization
synecdoche
musing
47. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
empirical
tone
Italian rhyme
hypothetic example
48. One of many conjunctive adverbs
explicit
syntax
thesis
accordingly
49. Not taking a position
accordingly
metonymy
neutrality
third person omniscient
50. Something that is implied
implicit
comparison organization
extended metaphor
ellipsis
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