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CLEP College Composition
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1. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa
ironic commentary
emphatic organization
anecdote
neutrality
2. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
oxymoron
thesis
negation
caesura
3. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
antecedent
ironic commentary
figurative language
qualifying a claim
4. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
indicative
hypothetic example
idealism
counterexample
5. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
voice
onomatopoeia
doggerel
damn with faint praise
6. 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
burlesque
parallel structure
first person
doggerel
7. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
naivete
syntax
complement
neutrality
8. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
footnote
metaphor
rhetorical question
9. To move off point
epithalamium
hypothetic example
assertion
digress
10. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
epithet
paraody
Auxiliary verb
imagery
11. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
cause-effect organization
compound complex sentence
caesura
masculine rhyme
12. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
anticlimax
antagonist
colloquial
abstract noun
13. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
paradox
exemplar
compound complex sentence
qualifying a claim
14. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb
doggerel
idiom
gerund
pastoral elegy
15. An exaggeration or overstatement
epithalamium
hyperbole
third person limited
satire
16. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
subordinate conjunction
pastoral elegy
allegory
vernacular
17. One of many conjunctive adverbs
cause-effect organization
accordingly
epithet
counterexample
18. Language chosen by the writer
colon
under
diction
masculine rhyme
19. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting
first person
cause and effect
assertion
epigram
20. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
apostrophe
alliteration
juxtapose
abstraction
21. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
inference
metaphor
exemplar
idiom
22. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
metonymy
negation
antecedent
masculine rhyme
23. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion
litotes
tongue-in-cheek
understatement
burlesque
24. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
pastoral elegy
circumlocution
epithalamium
capitol
25. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
ironic commentary
substantive
masculine rhyme
synecdoche
26. A negative statement
negation
under
figurative language
predicate
27. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
inference
feminine rhyme
abstraction
explicit
28. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
compliment
subjunctive
extended metaphor
truism
29. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
damn with faint praise
fact
bias
abstract
30. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation
propaganda
innuendo
cause and effect
framing
31. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
antagonist
pathetic fallacy
propaganda
damn with faint praise
32. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
innuendo
cadence
soapstone
subordinate conjunction
33. 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)
capitol
third person omniscient
musing
semicolon
34. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
assertion
anecdote
epithalamium
rebuttal
35. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text
footnote
extended metaphor
bias
cadence
36. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
alliteration
vocative
oxymoron
cadence
37. An indirect attack or insinuation
thesis
caesura
epithalamium
innuendo
38. The claim or point that the writer is making
assertion
candor
irony
induction
39. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
infinitive
hypothetic example
double entendre
Alexandrine
40. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
decorum
abstract noun
antithesis
rhetorical question
41. Abab cdcd efef gg
antithesis
gerund
vernacular
Shakespearean rhyme
42. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
abstraction
Shakespearean rhyme
synaesthesia
capitol
43. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
imagery
epithalamium
induction
rhetorical question
44. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
epigram
diatribe
synecdoche
45. Vowel rhyme
assonance
double entendre
comparison organization
cause-effect organization
46. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
oxymoron
exemplar
episodic
inference
47. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
truism
mock
decorum
48. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
circular reasoning
vocative
cause and effect
complement
49. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection
antagonist
capital
semicolon
burlesque
50. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
vernacular
third person limited
pathetic fallacy
paraody
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