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CLEP College Composition
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1. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else
antagonist
capital
symbol
syntax
2. Consists of a single independent clause
semicolon
simple sentence
tongue-in-cheek
footnote
3. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
fiction
damn with faint praise
thesis
ethos
4. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision
dilemma
Italian rhyme
under
propaganda
5. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy
catalog
figurative language
metonymy
subordinate conjunction
6. 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'
antecedent
antithesis balanced
compound sentence
epithet
7. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
allusion
verb phrase
musing
synecdoche
8. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing
abstraction
tone
vocative
idealism
9. Something that is implied
compliment
paradox
framing
implicit
10. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion
syllogism
bias
capital
semicolon
11. An interpretation of the facts based on available details
epithet
inference
gerund
symbol
12. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge
hypothetic example
false dilemma
naivete
empirical
13. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
personification
third person
metaphor
tone
14. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
synecdoche
Italian rhyme
euphemism
doggerel
15. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
antithesis balanced
decorum
under
substantive
16. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature
neutrality
abstract noun
propaganda
compliment
17. An indirect attack or insinuation
idealism
innuendo
Shakespearean rhyme
empirical
18. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence
over generalization
cause and effect
abstract noun
third person omniscient
19. The main character - usually the hero
second person
metaphor
doggerel
protagonist
20. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea
idealism
metonymy
diatribe
induction
21. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding
hypothetic example
idiom
voice
epithalamium
22. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon
compound sentence
propaganda
doggerel
thesis
23. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point
antithesis
double entendre
caesura
assertion
24. The verb and its object and modifiers
allusion
musing
verb phrase
Italian rhyme
25. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
consonance
antithesis
imperative
26. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
dilemma
subjunctive
masculine rhyme
parallel structure
27. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
understatement
inference
anticlimax
truism
28. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations
allegory
abstraction
metonymy
accordingly
29. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand
exemplar
symbol
bias
compound sentence
30. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point
explicit
assertion
wit
alliteration
31. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
colon
fiction
antithesis
analogy
32. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
capitol
counterexample
onomatopoeia
indicative
33. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences
juxtapose
allegory
innuendo
induction
34. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow
masculine rhyme
idealism
inference
Italian rhyme
35. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning
synecdoche
allegory
framing
Auxiliary verb
36. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples
cadence
vernacular
induction
idiom
37. A figure of speech
colloquial
protagonist
since
idiom
38. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior
caesura
colloquial
generality organization
compound sentence
39. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight
pathetic fallacy
compound complex sentence
understatement
paradox
40. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible
empirical
paraody
thesis
refutation
41. List of details that reinforces a concept
anecdote
catalog
apostrophe
thesis
42. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
feminine rhyme
anthropomorphism
complement
apostrophe
43. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'
extended metaphor
syllogism
metonymy
imagery
44. One of many conjunctive adverbs
inference
accordingly
idiom
juxtapose
45. An exception to a proposed general rule
double entendre
cause-effect organization
counterexample
imperative
46. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected
antithesis
ironic commentary
anticlimax
abstraction
47. Abab bcbc cdcd ee
ellipsis
footnote
Spenserian rhyme
thesis
48. Observable - measurable - easily perceived
voice
concrete
syllogism
capitol
49. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing
personification
colon
circumlocution
metonymy
50. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality
understatement
since
emphatic organization
discretion
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