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CLEP College Composition

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






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






3. The claim or point that the writer is making






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






5. A figure of speech






6. Can be verified






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






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






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






10. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






11. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation






12. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






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






14. An indirect attack or insinuation






15. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






16. To move off point






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






18. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point






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






20. Something that is implied






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






22. 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






23. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






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






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






26. The order of words in a sentence - also the types and structures of sentences






27. An interpretation of the facts based on available details






28. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them






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






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






31. An exception to a proposed general rule






32. 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'






33. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






34. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






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






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






37. A negative statement






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






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






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






41. Expressly stated






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






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






44. Abab cdcd efef gg






45. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection






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






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






48. The commentator does not mean what she writes






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






50. 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