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CLEP College Composition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'ed' form of a verb - 'Bettina played with the children'






2. Vague - not easily defined






3. Opposing point of view






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. Quiet reflection upon a topic






6. Expressly stated






7. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true






8. Further information about the subject (predicate must contain the verb)






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






10. An indirect attack or insinuation






11. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






12. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






13. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A negative statement






21. An exception to a proposed general rule






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






23. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow






24. An exaggeration or overstatement






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






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






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






28. Example based on supposition or uncertainty






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






30. 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'






31. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






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






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






34. Vowel rhyme






35. Essay that presents information in order of occurrence - or sequence of events






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






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






38. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






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






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






41. Understatement created through double negative






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






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






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






45. The claim or point that the writer is making






46. 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






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






48. Abab cdcd efef gg






49. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence






50. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region