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CLEP College Composition
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1. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
propaganda
discretion
induction
verb phrase
2. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
subordinate conjunction
voice
vernacular
3. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
burlesque
indicative
feminine rhyme
antagonist
4. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
metonymy
doggerel
circular reasoning
paradox
5. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
vocative
first person
footnote
catalog
6. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
syllogism
third person limited
wit
vernacular
7. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
dilemma
abstraction
oxymoron
emphatic organization
8. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
pathetic fallacy
subjunctive
burlesque
personification
9. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
candor
understatement
symbol
imagery
10. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
implicit
pathos
induction
imagery
11. One of many subordinating conjunctions
footnote
since
Auxiliary verb
protagonist
12. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
imperative
symbol
refutation
comparison organization
13. Abab cdcd efef gg
imagery
protagonist
Shakespearean rhyme
abstraction
14. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
burlesque
epigram
vocative
chronological organization
15. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
pathetic fallacy
dilemma
repetition
over generalization
16. Not taking a position
epithet
assertion
neutrality
epigram
17. List of details that reinforces a concept
litotes
damn with faint praise
voice
catalog
18. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
litotes
epithet
emphatic organization
concrete
19. 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'
anecdote
understatement
euphemism
epithalamium
20. An exaggeration or overstatement
thesis
fallacy
voice
hyperbole
21. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
episodic
assonance
candor
assertion
22. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
burlesque
ethos
cause-effect organization
chronological organization
23. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
simile
semicolon
problem-solution organization
soapstone
24. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
empirical
alliteration
first person
compound complex sentence
25. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
extended metaphor
bias
discretion
figurative language
26. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
rhetorical question
apostrophe
ironic commentary
27. Quiet reflection upon a topic
musing
vocative
mock
juxtapose
28. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
antithesis balanced
repetition
doggerel
semicolon
29. 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
allegory
epithet
framing
anthropomorphism
30. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
damn with faint praise
compound complex sentence
indicative
31. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
pathos
pastoral elegy
anecdote
32. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
Spenserian rhyme
allusion
truism
consonance
33. To move off point
fallacy
abstract noun
digress
neutrality
34. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
hyperbole
vernacular
paradox
satire
35. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
third person
episodic
anticlimax
abstract
36. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
third person limited
maxim
symbol
episodic
37. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
cadence
paraody
apostrophe
38. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
figurative language
over generalization
syntax
colon
39. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
propaganda
paradox
juxtapose
hypothetic example
40. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
substantive
implicit
analogical comparison
circumlocution
41. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
idealism
syllogism
idiom
42. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
induction
antithesis
infinitive
43. One of many prepositions
under
abstraction
subordinate conjunction
neutrality
44. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
generality organization
wit
semicolon
colon
45. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
thesis
substantive
analogical comparison
third person omniscient
46. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
abstraction
metonymy
inference
truism
47. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
satire
imagery
qualifying a claim
capital
48. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
anthropomorphism
Auxiliary verb
fallacy
comparison organization
49. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
accordingly
gerund
catalog
circular reasoning
50. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
repetition
antagonist
syllogism
inference
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