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CLEP College Composition
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1. The perspective from which a story is written
verb phrase
gerund
voice
false dilemma
2. (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
synecdoche
refutation
apostrophe
3. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
capital
soapstone
neutrality
paraody
4. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating
idiom
damn with faint praise
episodic
repetition
5. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
euphemism
burlesque
diction
masculine rhyme
6. 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
abstract noun
third person limited
anthropomorphism
diatribe
7. Language chosen by the writer
musing
diction
oxymoron
substantive
8. Example based on supposition or uncertainty
syntax
figurative language
hypothetic example
capitol
9. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
explicit
gerund
imperative
implicit
10. 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
framing
tongue-in-cheek
exemplar
hyperbole
11. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
understatement
subjunctive
chronological organization
synecdoche
12. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
accordingly
capital
qualifying a claim
subordinate conjunction
13. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
comparison organization
thesis
third person
diction
14. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
rhetorical question
refutation
compound sentence
satire
15. Neoclassical principles of drama
metaphor
circular reasoning
generality organization
decorum
16. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
antithesis
cause and effect
voice
subjunctive
17. Understatement created through double negative
innuendo
litotes
burlesque
Spenserian rhyme
18. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back
participle
apostrophe
caesura
irony
19. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
concrete
capital
qualifying a claim
cadence
20. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
epithet
abstract noun
explicit
analogy
21. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
colloquial
cause and effect
diatribe
epigram
22. Not taking a position
neutrality
pastoral elegy
repetition
innuendo
23. Open - honest communication
induction
metaphor
understatement
candor
24. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
imperative
antecedent
capitol
25. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
propaganda
second person
framing
emphatic organization
26. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
allusion
masculine rhyme
compliment
Auxiliary verb
27. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment
thesis
imagery
discretion
candor
28. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
substantive
ironic commentary
over generalization
third person
29. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
counterexample
thesis
masculine rhyme
anecdote
30. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
analogical comparison
imperative
colloquial
fallacy
31. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
induction
truism
compound complex sentence
substantive
32. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
diction
symbol
voice
semicolon
33. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
subjunctive
satire
circumlocution
naivete
34. Third person narrator sees and knows all without constraints of time - space. Can digress into contemplative or philosophical forays - often voicing the viewpoint of the author (mostly found in fiction)
inference
third person omniscient
naivete
compound sentence
35. Opposing point of view
oxymoron
idealism
paraody
rebuttal
36. 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'
antithesis balanced
mock
idealism
synaesthesia
37. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
fact
anecdote
doggerel
indicative
38. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
second person
feminine rhyme
imperative
colon
39. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman
litotes
digress
satire
personification
40. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
soapstone
pathetic fallacy
oxymoron
semicolon
41. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
synaesthesia
problem-solution organization
doggerel
cause-effect organization
42. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
abstraction
syllogism
ellipsis
diction
43. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
metonymy
discretion
fact
Italian rhyme
44. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
third person limited
Spenserian rhyme
maxim
inference
45. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
discretion
onomatopoeia
extended metaphor
doggerel
46. A figure of speech
satire
idiom
since
colloquial
47. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
framing
explicit
abstract
diatribe
48. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
double entendre
capital
parallel structure
49. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
tongue-in-cheek
concrete
antithesis balanced
bias
50. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
truism
pathetic fallacy
caesura
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