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CLEP College Composition

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1. The official 'headquarters' of a state or nation - its actual location or area






2. Abab cdcd efef gg






3. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb






4. A type of literature that exposes idiocy - corruption - or other human folly - through humor - exaggeration - irony






5. Opposing point of view






6. Something that is implied






7. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply






8. Understatement created through double negative






9. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






10. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'






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






12. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation






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






14. Neoclassical principles of drama






15. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form; seeing things as they could be






16. Vague - not easily defined






17. Can be verified






18. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






19. Quiet reflection upon a topic






20. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.






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






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






23. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'






24. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






25. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






26. A short quotation or verse that precedes text that sets the tone or provides a setting






27. 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






28. To illustrate how a claim can be true in some ways and false in others






29. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing






30. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof






31. An indirect attack or insinuation






32. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy






33. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






34. The perspective from which a story is written






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






36. Open - honest communication






37. Consists or two or more simple sentences joined by a common and coordinating conjunction - or by a semicolon






38. A figure of speech






39. To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences






40. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire






41. The juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight






42. A line of iambic hexameter; the final line of a Spenserian stanza is alexandrine






43. Expressly stated






44. The verb and its object and modifiers






45. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it






46. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence






47. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor






48. Acronym for basic elements of nonfictional text - speaker - occasion - audience - purpose - subject - tone






49. The main character - usually the hero






50. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay