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CLEP College Composition
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1. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
double entendre
paradox
complement
abstract
2. Language chosen by the writer
pathos
epithalamium
diction
compound complex sentence
3. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
ethos
repetition
bias
4. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
footnote
rebuttal
Alexandrine
irony
5. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
negation
euphemism
complement
symbol
6. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
satire
oxymoron
fallacy
compliment
7. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
anthropomorphism
synaesthesia
metaphor
Spenserian rhyme
8. 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
problem-solution organization
cause and effect
parallel structure
paraody
9. A negative statement
negation
over generalization
rhetorical question
damn with faint praise
10. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
since
capital
candor
11. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
consonance
discretion
predicate
vernacular
12. A figure of speech
voice
capital
idiom
antithesis balanced
13. Not taking a position
hypothetic example
neutrality
double entendre
accordingly
14. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
tone
capital
extended metaphor
accordingly
15. The main character - usually the hero
second person
protagonist
synaesthesia
parallel structure
16. One of many prepositions
under
decorum
antithesis
simple sentence
17. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
extended metaphor
capital
parallel structure
over generalization
18. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
complement
cause-effect organization
euphemism
dilemma
19. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
since
paraody
fallacy
20. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
vernacular
feminine rhyme
refutation
problem-solution organization
21. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
chronological organization
fiction
antecedent
alliteration
22. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
negation
pathos
capitol
truism
23. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fiction
subordinate conjunction
bias
capital
24. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
antithesis
epithalamium
abstract
problem-solution organization
25. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
simple sentence
maxim
hyperbole
repetition
26. 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
metonymy
first person
masculine rhyme
rebuttal
27. An exception to a proposed general rule
synecdoche
counterexample
induction
allegory
28. The verb and its object and modifiers
masculine rhyme
verb phrase
satire
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29. Something that is implied
soapstone
implicit
syntax
neutrality
30. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
second person
ironic commentary
voice
empirical
31. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
digress
diatribe
catalog
syllogism
32. Quiet reflection upon a topic
counterexample
musing
personification
circular reasoning
33. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
vocative
compound complex sentence
extended metaphor
subjunctive
34. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
second person
pathetic fallacy
induction
diatribe
35. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur
epithet
thesis
oxymoron
induction
36. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
ethos
protagonist
gerund
personification
37. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
extended metaphor
vocative
discretion
38. Can be verified
fact
problem-solution organization
synaesthesia
double entendre
39. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
framing
inference
thesis
analogical comparison
40. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
circular reasoning
neutrality
assertion
anecdote
41. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
assonance
innuendo
anticlimax
idiom
42. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
participle
apostrophe
syntax
soapstone
43. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
rhetorical question
infinitive
assertion
masculine rhyme
44. The commentator does not mean what she writes
since
ironic commentary
masculine rhyme
satire
45. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
alliteration
tone
apostrophe
synecdoche
46. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
complement
masculine rhyme
participle
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47. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
episodic
circular reasoning
colon
onomatopoeia
48. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
hyperbole
maxim
doggerel
gerund
49. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
rebuttal
substantive
digress
extended metaphor
50. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd
vernacular
capitol
pastoral elegy
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