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CLEP College Composition
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1. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
pathetic fallacy
wit
Alexandrine
epigram
2. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
assonance
rebuttal
participle
fallacy
3. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
comparison organization
consonance
ellipsis
naivete
4. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
qualifying a claim
imagery
irony
fallacy
5. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
episodic
doggerel
imagery
indicative
6. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
innuendo
Italian rhyme
synecdoche
alliteration
7. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
infinitive
double entendre
consonance
anecdote
8. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
subjunctive
refutation
cadence
catalog
9. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
substantive
alliteration
third person limited
pathetic fallacy
10. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
litotes
pathos
anthropomorphism
induction
11. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
since
epigram
idiom
exemplar
12. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
candor
onomatopoeia
abstraction
allusion
13. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
counterexample
naivete
idealism
14. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian rhyme
empirical
anecdote
synecdoche
15. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
empirical
protagonist
semicolon
epithalamium
16. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
euphemism
subjunctive
satire
emphatic organization
17. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
infinitive
participle
paraody
18. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
under
personification
allusion
burlesque
19. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
propaganda
synecdoche
substantive
indicative
20. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
idiom
indicative
compound complex sentence
21. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
propaganda
compound complex sentence
complement
irony
22. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
participle
generality organization
figurative language
ironic commentary
23. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
semicolon
substantive
abstraction
catalog
24. To move off point
digress
innuendo
pathos
irony
25. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
participle
juxtapose
empirical
candor
26. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
Shakespearean rhyme
verb phrase
indicative
compliment
27. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
catalog
consonance
anticlimax
chronological organization
28. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
fact
gerund
synaesthesia
29. A negative statement
negation
simple sentence
candor
masculine rhyme
30. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
rebuttal
bias
second person
framing
31. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
synaesthesia
allegory
under
compound complex sentence
32. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
masculine rhyme
thesis
accordingly
predicate
33. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
since
irony
symbol
antecedent
34. A figure of speech
cadence
paradox
idiom
irony
35. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
false dilemma
assertion
idiom
euphemism
36. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
capitol
imagery
rhetorical question
chronological organization
37. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
cause and effect
consonance
epithalamium
since
38. 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
episodic
analogical comparison
anthropomorphism
imagery
39. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
capital
Alexandrine
anthropomorphism
negation
40. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
caesura
understatement
since
subjunctive
41. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
implicit
refutation
satire
tone
42. Something that is implied
under
second person
compound complex sentence
implicit
43. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
tongue-in-cheek
double entendre
colloquial
rebuttal
44. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
antecedent
emphatic organization
digress
ethos
45. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
double entendre
generality organization
litotes
circumlocution
46. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
abstract noun
second person
discretion
over generalization
47. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
fallacy
capitol
pathetic fallacy
paraody
48. Can be verified
capital
fact
syntax
Alexandrine
49. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
simple sentence
propaganda
under
vernacular
50. 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
syllogism
generality organization
participle
allusion
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