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CLEP College Composition
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1. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
ironic commentary
juxtapose
syntax
2. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
musing
juxtapose
simile
pathetic fallacy
3. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
fiction
emphatic organization
doggerel
colloquial
4. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
caesura
antithesis balanced
symbol
innuendo
5. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
ellipsis
euphemism
ironic commentary
complement
6. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
bias
maxim
diatribe
caesura
7. Open - honest communication
candor
inference
innuendo
antithesis balanced
8. An indirect attack or insinuation
simple sentence
assonance
innuendo
dilemma
9. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
onomatopoeia
allegory
parallel structure
hypothetic example
10. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
predicate
cause-effect organization
mock
Spenserian rhyme
11. 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
compliment
framing
ethos
simile
12. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
naivete
wit
synaesthesia
fiction
13. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
Italian rhyme
third person limited
epithalamium
hypothetic example
14. 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
Alexandrine
imagery
first person
metonymy
15. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
infinitive
personification
vernacular
compliment
16. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
allegory
hyperbole
understatement
17. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
pathetic fallacy
substantive
capitol
damn with faint praise
18. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
gerund
allegory
hyperbole
neutrality
19. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
anticlimax
accordingly
pathos
damn with faint praise
20. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
Auxiliary verb
abstract noun
analogical comparison
maxim
21. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
complement
predicate
cause and effect
comparison organization
22. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
compound complex sentence
thesis
imperative
negation
23. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
ethos
assertion
circular reasoning
generality organization
24. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
Alexandrine
catalog
neutrality
antithesis balanced
25. Opposing point of view
rebuttal
metaphor
litotes
substantive
26. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
footnote
syllogism
oxymoron
Italian rhyme
27. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
comparison organization
understatement
propaganda
28. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
ironic commentary
thesis
caesura
emphatic organization
29. The perspective from which a story is written
metonymy
voice
Shakespearean rhyme
protagonist
30. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
analogical comparison
comparison organization
burlesque
colloquial
31. Not taking a position
neutrality
paradox
doggerel
repetition
32. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea
protagonist
anticlimax
vernacular
analogy
33. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
circumlocution
epithet
Alexandrine
34. The claim or point that the writer is making
metaphor
assertion
third person
ironic commentary
35. List of details that reinforces a concept
burlesque
catalog
vocative
colon
36. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
feminine rhyme
imagery
refutation
37. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
third person omniscient
allusion
induction
Auxiliary verb
38. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
implicit
fiction
dilemma
generality organization
39. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
maxim
metonymy
burlesque
problem-solution organization
40. 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
circumlocution
idealism
anthropomorphism
41. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
syllogism
extended metaphor
chronological organization
exemplar
42. An exception to a proposed general rule
antecedent
counterexample
syntax
innuendo
43. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
rebuttal
verb phrase
propaganda
damn with faint praise
44. 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
assertion
anthropomorphism
generality organization
Italian rhyme
45. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
ethos
protagonist
epigram
truism
46. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
digress
discretion
Alexandrine
47. Expressly stated
onomatopoeia
explicit
litotes
consonance
48. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
concrete
complement
epigram
epithalamium
49. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
assertion
refutation
propaganda
abstract
50. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
epithet
anecdote
soapstone
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