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CLEP College Composition

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1. Something that is implied






2. One of many prepositions






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






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






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






6. 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






7. To make fun of






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






9. Expressly stated






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






11. Used to link two independent clauses of parallel connection






12. List of details that reinforces a concept






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






14. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence






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






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






17. A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning






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






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






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






21. Open - honest communication






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






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






24. Abab cdcd efef gg






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






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






27. 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'






28. Vowel rhyme






29. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation






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






31. An exaggeration or overstatement






32. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






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






34. The perspective from which a story is written






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






36. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






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






38. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. A type of poem that takes the form of a lament for the dead sung by a shepherd






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






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






48. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers






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






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







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