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CLEP College Composition
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1. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
paradox
digress
chronological organization
framing
2. Can be verified
imagery
syntax
vocative
fact
3. An exception to a proposed general rule
counterexample
compliment
allusion
diatribe
4. 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
parallel structure
third person omniscient
vernacular
musing
5. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
apostrophe
ellipsis
truism
innuendo
6. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
anthropomorphism
doggerel
third person limited
mock
7. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
ethos
colloquial
concrete
maxim
8. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison
simile
antecedent
anecdote
counterexample
9. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
personification
imagery
symbol
since
10. An indirect attack or insinuation
apostrophe
innuendo
Auxiliary verb
thesis
11. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
anecdote
circumlocution
pathetic fallacy
metaphor
12. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
ellipsis
thesis
infinitive
13. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
colloquial
emphatic organization
synecdoche
Spenserian rhyme
14. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
Italian rhyme
naivete
over generalization
15. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
syllogism
antagonist
episodic
substantive
16. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure - i.e. 'to err is human; to forgive - divine'
over generalization
assonance
episodic
antithesis balanced
17. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
hyperbole
circular reasoning
imagery
18. The main character - usually the hero
consonance
protagonist
subordinate conjunction
wit
19. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
induction
voice
caesura
predicate
20. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
ethos
diction
maxim
epithalamium
21. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
epithet
maxim
alliteration
juxtapose
22. One of many prepositions
imagery
doggerel
under
onomatopoeia
23. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
generality organization
imperative
empirical
indicative
24. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
vocative
concrete
allusion
over generalization
25. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
third person limited
verb phrase
fiction
first person
26. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
second person
implicit
protagonist
paraody
27. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
third person limited
false dilemma
Alexandrine
apostrophe
28. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
discretion
synecdoche
diatribe
third person
29. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
feminine rhyme
epithet
circumlocution
substantive
30. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
protagonist
candor
over generalization
personification
31. Language chosen by the writer
euphemism
compound sentence
diction
exemplar
32. The commentator does not mean what she writes
ironic commentary
first person
voice
subordinate conjunction
33. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
tongue-in-cheek
symbol
burlesque
concrete
34. One of many subordinating conjunctions
alliteration
third person limited
fiction
since
35. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
diatribe
imperative
doggerel
allegory
36. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
idiom
apostrophe
participle
37. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
personification
participle
oxymoron
under
38. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
over generalization
idealism
inference
anthropomorphism
39. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
assertion
satire
idealism
hypothetic example
40. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
understatement
neutrality
antecedent
burlesque
41. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
diction
metaphor
problem-solution organization
42. 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
anthropomorphism
abstract noun
simple sentence
since
43. Expressly stated
since
double entendre
explicit
irony
44. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
Shakespearean rhyme
consonance
vernacular
imperative
45. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
discretion
capitol
vernacular
masculine rhyme
46. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
analogical comparison
infinitive
false dilemma
47. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
propaganda
colon
semicolon
48. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
Italian rhyme
naivete
euphemism
third person
49. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
exemplar
oxymoron
irony
qualifying a claim
50. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
imagery
neutrality
analogy
indicative
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