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CLEP College Composition

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1. Opposing point of view






2. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment






3. The verb and its object and modifiers






4. 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'






5. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd






6. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way






7. Abab cdcd efef gg






8. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






9. A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations






10. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence






11. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value






12. Neoclassical principles of drama






13. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language






14. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers






15. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea






16. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting






17. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






18. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point






19. An exaggeration or overstatement






20. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession






21. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work






22. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples






23. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions






24. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'






25. The speaker - author - or narrator's attitude toward a person - place - idea - or thing






26. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






27. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






28. A metaphor using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison






29. To make fun of






30. A comic tool of satire - ridiculous exaggeration or distortion






31. Another way to say the writer used an analogy






32. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning






33. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision






34. The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements






35. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'






36. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'






37. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






38. One of many conjunctive adverbs






39. Expressed of direct address - i.e. 'Sit - Bettina - sit!'






40. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes






41. 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






42. An indirect attack or insinuation






43. An exception to a proposed general rule






44. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally






45. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur






46. An explanatory reference at the bottom of a page of text






47. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






48. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman






49. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature






50. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'







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