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CLEP College Composition
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1. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
epithalamium
Alexandrine
verb phrase
chronological organization
2. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
diction
symbol
since
caesura
3. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
naivete
over generalization
third person limited
synecdoche
4. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
compound complex sentence
propaganda
antecedent
extended metaphor
5. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
antithesis
diction
anecdote
syntax
6. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
figurative language
synecdoche
colloquial
epithet
7. The verb and its object and modifiers
masculine rhyme
analogical comparison
verb phrase
empirical
8. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
symbol
emphatic organization
second person
anticlimax
9. The main character - usually the hero
fact
protagonist
mock
compound sentence
10. Can be verified
allusion
allegory
episodic
fact
11. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
pastoral elegy
synaesthesia
generality organization
figurative language
12. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
gerund
discretion
episodic
exemplar
13. To make fun of
capital
mock
antecedent
naivete
14. List of details that reinforces a concept
parallel structure
qualifying a claim
wit
catalog
15. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
antithesis balanced
colloquial
masculine rhyme
induction
16. The claim or point that the writer is making
allusion
rebuttal
assertion
abstraction
17. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
circumlocution
consonance
bias
Auxiliary verb
18. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
alliteration
predicate
catalog
antecedent
19. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
repetition
colon
metaphor
fiction
20. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
over generalization
cause-effect organization
pastoral elegy
analogical comparison
21. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
cause and effect
emphatic organization
catalog
anthropomorphism
22. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
induction
voice
fallacy
23. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
ethos
explicit
episodic
gerund
24. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
anthropomorphism
tongue-in-cheek
cadence
25. 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
allusion
circular reasoning
induction
first person
26. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
pastoral elegy
negation
tone
counterexample
27. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
imperative
mock
metonymy
feminine rhyme
28. 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
indicative
framing
Auxiliary verb
analogical comparison
29. Vague - not easily defined
masculine rhyme
abstract
syllogism
syntax
30. 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
simile
capital
inference
parallel structure
31. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
diction
allusion
third person
first person
32. 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'
syntax
Alexandrine
metaphor
euphemism
33. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
feminine rhyme
personification
extended metaphor
decorum
34. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
maxim
doggerel
predicate
35. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
simple sentence
allusion
predicate
36. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
feminine rhyme
participle
figurative language
gerund
37. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
epithet
soapstone
exemplar
38. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
damn with faint praise
truism
discretion
assertion
39. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
cadence
epithalamium
anticlimax
Auxiliary verb
40. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
antithesis
rhetorical question
euphemism
Shakespearean rhyme
41. 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
metaphor
Spenserian rhyme
generality organization
hyperbole
42. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
antithesis
framing
ethos
inference
43. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
syntax
figurative language
musing
antagonist
44. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
feminine rhyme
vocative
hypothetic example
participle
45. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
capital
extended metaphor
paradox
46. Abab cdcd efef gg
third person
Italian rhyme
voice
Shakespearean rhyme
47. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
induction
implicit
propaganda
figurative language
48. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
Alexandrine
substantive
anticlimax
paradox
49. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
metaphor
fiction
irony
rhetorical question
50. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
naivete
symbol
empirical
vocative
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