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CLEP College Composition
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1. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
damn with faint praise
fact
innuendo
compound complex sentence
2. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
capitol
exemplar
pastoral elegy
maxim
3. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
rhetorical question
rebuttal
predicate
cause-effect organization
4. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
tone
antagonist
feminine rhyme
idiom
5. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
hyperbole
antithesis
anticlimax
explicit
6. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
third person limited
first person
antithesis
decorum
7. 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
generality organization
imagery
verb phrase
8. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
alliteration
satire
digress
euphemism
9. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
subordinate conjunction
burlesque
anthropomorphism
10. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
qualifying a claim
first person
participle
assertion
11. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
dilemma
gerund
compound sentence
hypothetic example
12. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
doggerel
consonance
soapstone
hypothetic example
13. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
soapstone
Alexandrine
wit
compound complex sentence
14. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
symbol
verb phrase
oxymoron
catalog
15. 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
mock
epithet
anthropomorphism
analogical comparison
16. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
compound complex sentence
metonymy
second person
ethos
17. The commentator does not mean what she writes
emphatic organization
epigram
idiom
ironic commentary
18. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
qualifying a claim
mock
circular reasoning
tone
19. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
ethos
caesura
pathetic fallacy
antithesis
20. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
fallacy
gerund
synecdoche
colon
21. 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
neutrality
accordingly
symbol
first person
22. Neoclassical principles of drama
anthropomorphism
idiom
irony
decorum
23. An exception to a proposed general rule
idealism
counterexample
protagonist
antithesis
24. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
thesis
antithesis
cadence
diction
25. An exaggeration or overstatement
false dilemma
negation
hyperbole
analogy
26. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
dilemma
first person
doggerel
27. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
alliteration
over generalization
syllogism
figurative language
28. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
first person
understatement
masculine rhyme
double entendre
29. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
abstract
vocative
juxtapose
vernacular
30. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
double entendre
caesura
third person limited
infinitive
31. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
digress
cadence
extended metaphor
analogy
32. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
metonymy
abstract noun
fact
generality organization
33. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
capital
fiction
empirical
34. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
extended metaphor
under
problem-solution organization
diatribe
35. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
imperative
colloquial
episodic
anecdote
36. The verb and its object and modifiers
paraody
complement
ellipsis
verb phrase
37. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
third person
understatement
footnote
rebuttal
38. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
cadence
first person
ironic commentary
antagonist
39. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
antithesis balanced
decorum
comparison organization
40. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
under
induction
over generalization
ellipsis
41. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
ironic commentary
analogical comparison
diatribe
diction
42. To move off point
digress
damn with faint praise
empirical
epithalamium
43. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
Shakespearean rhyme
substantive
indicative
imperative
44. A negative statement
negation
tone
metaphor
repetition
45. Vowel rhyme
assonance
voice
pathetic fallacy
generality organization
46. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
catalog
digress
abstraction
feminine rhyme
47. Expressly stated
explicit
catalog
mock
cadence
48. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
simile
allegory
symbol
fallacy
49. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
comparison organization
pastoral elegy
exemplar
50. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
symbol
metonymy
masculine rhyme
figurative language
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