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CLEP College Composition

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






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






3. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






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






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






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






7. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






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






9. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






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






11. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than what was expected






12. Neoclassical principles of drama






13. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






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






15. Essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation






16. An attack on an opposing view to weaken - invalidate - or make it less credible






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






18. The verb and its object and modifiers






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






20. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish






21. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






22. (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






23. Vague - not easily defined






24. One of many prepositions






25. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand






26. The commentator does not mean what she writes






27. One of many subordinating conjunctions






28. A formula of deductive argument that consists of 3 propositions - the major premise - minor premise - and conclusion






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






30. Refined taste - tact - the ability to avoid distress or embarrassment






31. 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'






32. Can be verified






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






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






35. 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)






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Opposing point of view






41. Essay that presents information in order of importance - either most important to least important or vice versa






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






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






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






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






46. An indirect attack or insinuation






47. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome






48. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'






49. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified






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