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CLEP College Composition
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1. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
allegory
participle
rebuttal
oxymoron
2. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
masculine rhyme
cause and effect
soapstone
Auxiliary verb
3. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
circular reasoning
symbol
vernacular
capitol
4. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
rhetorical question
participle
digress
generality organization
5. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy
diction
false dilemma
juxtapose
voice
6. 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)
dilemma
symbol
third person omniscient
simple sentence
7. Vowel rhyme
digress
vernacular
assonance
hyperbole
8. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
accordingly
induction
substantive
third person
9. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
paraody
understatement
compound sentence
rebuttal
10. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language
synecdoche
complement
circular reasoning
doggerel
11. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome
parallel structure
cause-effect organization
syllogism
diatribe
12. A kind or more gentle word to dilute the meaning in order to evade responsibility for a more disturbing word - i.e. 'passed on' instead of 'died'
innuendo
second person
euphemism
abstract
13. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
paradox
diction
anthropomorphism
Spenserian rhyme
14. Descriptive language to evoke the senses
circular reasoning
fallacy
negation
imagery
15. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine
idealism
capitol
Alexandrine
induction
16. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
litotes
diction
propaganda
wit
17. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
negation
metonymy
consonance
exemplar
18. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
doggerel
ethos
pathetic fallacy
imagery
19. Language chosen by the writer
footnote
diction
candor
simple sentence
20. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
episodic
participle
complement
Italian rhyme
21. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
masculine rhyme
concrete
predicate
22. Quiet reflection upon a topic
propaganda
substantive
musing
parallel structure
23. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
substantive
paraody
epithalamium
dilemma
24. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone
abstract
soapstone
simple sentence
irony
25. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements
verb phrase
cadence
irony
antagonist
26. One of many conjunctive adverbs
accordingly
epithet
burlesque
colon
27. One of many subordinating conjunctions
paradox
maxim
abstract noun
since
28. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
idiom
vernacular
circumlocution
capital
29. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
footnote
compound complex sentence
framing
truism
30. Abab cdcd efef gg
implicit
Shakespearean rhyme
chronological organization
compound sentence
31. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
problem-solution organization
second person
inference
anticlimax
32. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
fiction
induction
irony
Spenserian rhyme
33. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage
abstract noun
extended metaphor
fact
predicate
34. Can be verified
synecdoche
over generalization
fact
understatement
35. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
refutation
rhetorical question
satire
simile
36. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
substantive
framing
diatribe
imagery
37. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
substantive
oxymoron
infinitive
qualifying a claim
38. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
doggerel
propaganda
epigram
over generalization
39. One of many prepositions
juxtapose
verb phrase
first person
under
40. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
substantive
allusion
imagery
metonymy
41. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
syntax
allusion
pathetic fallacy
tongue-in-cheek
42. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
allusion
syntax
feminine rhyme
synaesthesia
43. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
catalog
caesura
antithesis balanced
consonance
44. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
soapstone
pathetic fallacy
Italian rhyme
metaphor
45. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
negation
subjunctive
onomatopoeia
compound sentence
46. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
Spenserian rhyme
subordinate conjunction
abstraction
47. Expressly stated
compound complex sentence
syllogism
personification
explicit
48. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be
idealism
digress
antithesis balanced
alliteration
49. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
complement
framing
ironic commentary
second person
50. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
paraody
epithalamium
Spenserian rhyme
oxymoron
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