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CLEP College Composition
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1. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
semicolon
infinitive
Alexandrine
maxim
2. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
naivete
emphatic organization
voice
pathos
3. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
metonymy
catalog
third person
alliteration
4. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
vernacular
assertion
syllogism
paradox
5. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
cadence
imagery
synaesthesia
predicate
6. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
substantive
first person
pathetic fallacy
vocative
7. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
false dilemma
complement
capitol
colloquial
8. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
voice
assonance
vernacular
dilemma
9. An indirect attack or insinuation
ethos
hyperbole
imagery
innuendo
10. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
doggerel
second person
diatribe
vocative
11. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
since
indicative
epithet
ethos
12. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
soapstone
explicit
indicative
colloquial
13. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
bias
cadence
burlesque
qualifying a claim
14. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
damn with faint praise
cause and effect
participle
Shakespearean rhyme
15. Open - honest communication
third person omniscient
candor
complement
euphemism
16. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
digress
satire
fiction
juxtapose
17. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
antithesis
second person
allegory
18. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
allusion
allegory
mock
19. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
mock
symbol
induction
framing
20. Understatement created through double negative
litotes
metaphor
juxtapose
antagonist
21. Vowel rhyme
assonance
understatement
antithesis balanced
cadence
22. Quiet reflection upon a topic
abstract
musing
antithesis
compound complex sentence
23. Language chosen by the writer
metaphor
third person limited
diction
hyperbole
24. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
catalog
understatement
metonymy
25. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
Shakespearean rhyme
compliment
dilemma
26. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally
voice
syntax
over generalization
tongue-in-cheek
27. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
cadence
first person
allusion
symbol
28. To make fun of
mock
simple sentence
imagery
allusion
29. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
paraody
fiction
refutation
30. 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
dilemma
first person
fact
imperative
31. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
colon
repetition
since
Shakespearean rhyme
32. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
syntax
implicit
capitol
paraody
33. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
idiom
vernacular
metonymy
epithalamium
34. Expressly stated
compound complex sentence
discretion
diction
explicit
35. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
syllogism
rebuttal
protagonist
empirical
36. Something that is implied
ethos
tongue-in-cheek
implicit
inference
37. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
ironic commentary
episodic
musing
juxtapose
38. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
antithesis balanced
repetition
predicate
vernacular
39. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
mock
syntax
pathos
paraody
40. 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
syntax
metaphor
comparison organization
parallel structure
41. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
epigram
parallel structure
predicate
idealism
42. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
pathos
infinitive
naivete
tone
43. Abab cdcd efef gg
circular reasoning
Shakespearean rhyme
Spenserian rhyme
pathetic fallacy
44. Consists of a single independent clause
idealism
tone
simple sentence
subordinate conjunction
45. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
indicative
cadence
antithesis balanced
alliteration
46. The commentator does not mean what she writes
compound sentence
simile
episodic
ironic commentary
47. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
inference
qualifying a claim
Spenserian rhyme
antithesis balanced
48. Neoclassical principles of drama
footnote
third person omniscient
onomatopoeia
decorum
49. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
substantive
third person
dilemma
allegory
50. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
naivete
anticlimax
Spenserian rhyme
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