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CLEP College Composition
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1. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
explicit
doggerel
inference
false dilemma
2. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
comparison organization
syllogism
tone
syntax
3. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
tongue-in-cheek
vernacular
diatribe
digress
4. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
anthropomorphism
mock
imperative
figurative language
5. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
maxim
euphemism
framing
oxymoron
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
dilemma
subordinate conjunction
idiom
anthropomorphism
7. An exception to a proposed general rule
symbol
circular reasoning
semicolon
counterexample
8. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
assonance
pathetic fallacy
footnote
damn with faint praise
9. The claim or point that the writer is making
participle
assertion
fact
subjunctive
10. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'
tone
Auxiliary verb
induction
predicate
11. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns
implicit
anthropomorphism
third person limited
antithesis balanced
12. The use of parallel elements in sentences or in the structure of an essay or prose passage ie - essay consisting of 4 paragraphs - each beginning with a question followed by the answer
parallel structure
anecdote
simile
naivete
13. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects
alliteration
ellipsis
pathetic fallacy
Spenserian rhyme
14. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth
burlesque
maxim
pastoral elegy
comparison organization
15. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
discretion
episodic
musing
voice
16. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
onomatopoeia
subjunctive
understatement
false dilemma
17. The commentator does not mean what she writes
litotes
ironic commentary
Spenserian rhyme
idealism
18. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
indicative
allegory
understatement
diatribe
19. An indirect attack or insinuation
doggerel
simple sentence
innuendo
indicative
20. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
allusion
compound sentence
third person
diatribe
21. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
complement
negation
irony
doggerel
22. Neoclassical principles of drama
generality organization
imperative
pathos
decorum
23. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation
capitol
fallacy
digress
epithalamium
24. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.
personification
explicit
third person
episodic
25. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others
comparison organization
repetition
qualifying a claim
extended metaphor
26. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
synaesthesia
refutation
alliteration
anecdote
27. 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
imperative
dilemma
qualifying a claim
28. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
indicative
thesis
apostrophe
Spenserian rhyme
29. List of details that reinforces a concept
colon
false dilemma
catalog
third person omniscient
30. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
personification
induction
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
31. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire
soapstone
Italian rhyme
antithesis
paraody
32. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
onomatopoeia
hypothetic example
musing
empirical
33. 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
Auxiliary verb
framing
bias
metonymy
34. Can be verified
epithet
paraody
catalog
fact
35. One of many subordinating conjunctions
since
decorum
accordingly
apostrophe
36. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
caesura
cadence
paradox
anticlimax
37. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse
oxymoron
caesura
repetition
idealism
38. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony
satire
predicate
abstract
idiom
39. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
cause and effect
syllogism
imperative
fallacy
40. Abab cdcd efef gg
syllogism
Shakespearean rhyme
subjunctive
indicative
41. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
Auxiliary verb
repetition
capital
feminine rhyme
42. 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)
Auxiliary verb
Spenserian rhyme
third person omniscient
fallacy
43. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
naivete
infinitive
analogical comparison
irony
44. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain
litotes
hypothetic example
antagonist
rhetorical question
45. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
circular reasoning
framing
participle
abstraction
46. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely
rebuttal
epigram
compliment
empirical
47. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
idealism
allusion
synaesthesia
burlesque
48. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
metaphor
candor
circumlocution
feminine rhyme
49. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
inference
mock
simple sentence
idealism
50. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'
pathos
empirical
vocative
musing
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