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CLEP College Composition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment






2. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






3. The commentator does not mean what she writes






4. The metaphor forms the basis for the entire work - extends throughout the work or passage






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






6. Third-person narrator tells another's story using third-person pronouns






7. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea






8. To make fun of






9. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'






10. Open - honest communication






11. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






12. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature






13. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






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






15. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






16. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event






17. 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






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






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






20. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality






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






22. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else






23. A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living - that cannot answer back






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






25. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'






26. The claim or point that the writer is making






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






28. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






29. 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






30. Quiet reflection upon a topic






31. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






32. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence






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






34. The main character who opposes the protagonist - usually the villain






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Vowel rhyme






41. A saying or expression that proposes to tell the truth






42. Vague - not easily defined






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






44. A variety of literary devices i.e. - anaphora - repeating






45. 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






46. The verb and its object and modifiers






47. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object






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






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






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