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CLEP College Composition
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1. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd
Italian rhyme
antithesis balanced
doggerel
circumlocution
2. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
epithalamium
false dilemma
wit
antagonist
3. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
allusion
thesis
verb phrase
exemplar
4. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
abstract noun
antithesis
anticlimax
juxtapose
5. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence
figurative language
synecdoche
third person
compound complex sentence
6. A negative statement
diction
metonymy
naivete
negation
7. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
Alexandrine
anticlimax
double entendre
comparison organization
8. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
naivete
Alexandrine
voice
circular reasoning
9. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
anecdote
abstract noun
syntax
capitol
10. 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
negation
anthropomorphism
propaganda
abstraction
11. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
epigram
pathos
understatement
masculine rhyme
12. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
antecedent
induction
colloquial
simile
13. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
Alexandrine
since
epithalamium
anticlimax
14. Vague - not easily defined
Italian rhyme
abstract
epigram
under
15. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
epigram
alliteration
epithalamium
syntax
16. 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
compound complex sentence
semicolon
simile
framing
17. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
bias
counterexample
episodic
wit
18. One of many prepositions
antithesis
under
pathos
alliteration
19. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
pathos
subjunctive
antagonist
colloquial
20. Language chosen by the writer
diction
epithalamium
paraody
metonymy
21. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'
participle
symbol
paraody
hypothetic example
22. An exaggeration or overstatement
personification
metaphor
compound sentence
hyperbole
23. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds
alliteration
predicate
syntax
infinitive
24. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
Auxiliary verb
substantive
refutation
digress
25. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
concrete
litotes
repetition
damn with faint praise
26. The perspective from which a story is written
parallel structure
abstract noun
voice
chronological organization
27. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
irony
soapstone
explicit
synecdoche
28. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events
chronological organization
analogical comparison
counterexample
idiom
29. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)
semicolon
consonance
generality organization
predicate
30. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
maxim
semicolon
antecedent
antagonist
31. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
empirical
ellipsis
Shakespearean rhyme
Auxiliary verb
32. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
anticlimax
imagery
compound sentence
first person
33. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
abstract noun
hypothetic example
feminine rhyme
emphatic organization
34. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
implicit
epithet
colloquial
ironic commentary
35. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
anthropomorphism
Alexandrine
soapstone
false dilemma
36. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
Auxiliary verb
juxtapose
false dilemma
37. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
juxtapose
metonymy
figurative language
complement
38. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
idealism
Italian rhyme
fact
antecedent
39. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
innuendo
empirical
emphatic organization
vernacular
40. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
analogy
second person
colloquial
capitol
41. Used to introduce a long quotation - list
juxtapose
cause-effect organization
colon
participle
42. 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
allusion
since
first person
colon
43. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area
induction
capital
synecdoche
masculine rhyme
44. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
soapstone
antagonist
Shakespearean rhyme
imperative
45. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
abstract
extended metaphor
third person limited
idealism
46. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
wit
participle
comparison organization
explicit
47. Abab cdcd efef gg
diatribe
Shakespearean rhyme
euphemism
naivete
48. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
juxtapose
paradox
dilemma
exemplar
49. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
antithesis
doggerel
epigram
50. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
cause-effect organization
third person omniscient
cadence
damn with faint praise
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