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CLEP College Composition
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1. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
understatement
synaesthesia
chronological organization
antithesis
2. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
Italian rhyme
emphatic organization
bias
innuendo
3. 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'
euphemism
Spenserian rhyme
analogy
complement
4. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
induction
hypothetic example
compound sentence
antecedent
5. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
gerund
bias
protagonist
6. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
cause and effect
paraody
third person limited
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
generality organization
anthropomorphism
subordinate conjunction
antecedent
8. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
feminine rhyme
apostrophe
since
vernacular
9. One of many conjunctive adverbs
decorum
accordingly
juxtapose
hypothetic example
10. Vowel rhyme
circumlocution
hyperbole
antithesis
assonance
11. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
damn with faint praise
dilemma
cause and effect
wit
12. One of many prepositions
refutation
damn with faint praise
pastoral elegy
under
13. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
refutation
participle
abstract noun
metonymy
14. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
rhetorical question
compound sentence
neutrality
metonymy
15. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
apostrophe
subordinate conjunction
concrete
16. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
euphemism
diatribe
first person
pathetic fallacy
17. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
dilemma
diatribe
third person limited
concrete
18. The main character - usually the hero
protagonist
simile
propaganda
capitol
19. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
voice
analogy
mock
alliteration
20. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
compound sentence
anticlimax
assonance
diatribe
21. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
abstract noun
circumlocution
circular reasoning
Auxiliary verb
22. The commentator does not mean what she writes
negation
qualifying a claim
litotes
ironic commentary
23. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
substantive
Spenserian rhyme
bias
protagonist
24. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
antagonist
colon
anecdote
compliment
25. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
over generalization
comparison organization
voice
caesura
26. Understatement created through double negative
substantive
decorum
ellipsis
litotes
27. To move off point
indicative
anecdote
catalog
digress
28. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
symbol
syllogism
implicit
analogy
29. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
third person omniscient
vernacular
onomatopoeia
vocative
30. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
burlesque
consonance
wit
verb phrase
31. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
allegory
emphatic organization
apostrophe
imperative
32. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
masculine rhyme
personification
framing
capital
33. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
subjunctive
wit
repetition
personification
34. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
comparison organization
protagonist
predicate
concrete
35. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences
voice
syntax
synaesthesia
euphemism
36. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
truism
epithet
empirical
understatement
37. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
mock
soapstone
assertion
personification
38. 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
thesis
parallel structure
tongue-in-cheek
idiom
39. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
abstract noun
Italian rhyme
syllogism
dilemma
40. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
juxtapose
masculine rhyme
anthropomorphism
alliteration
41. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
substantive
colloquial
Alexandrine
compound sentence
42. The verb and its object and modifiers
verb phrase
idealism
ellipsis
imagery
43. Not taking a position
idealism
neutrality
vocative
compliment
44. An exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
compound complex sentence
syntax
allusion
45. 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'
compound complex sentence
antithesis balanced
wit
naivete
46. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
third person limited
apostrophe
metonymy
47. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
compliment
syllogism
dilemma
first person
48. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
extended metaphor
syllogism
participle
substantive
49. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
analogy
fact
pathetic fallacy
circular reasoning
50. Abab cdcd efef gg
litotes
pastoral elegy
neutrality
Shakespearean rhyme
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