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CLEP College Composition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature






2. An interpretation of the facts based on available details






3. One of many prepositions






4. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay






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






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






7. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






8. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'






9. 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'






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






11. Quiet reflection upon a topic






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






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






14. Open - honest communication






15. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'






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






17. Expressly stated






18. The commentator does not mean what she writes






19. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






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






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






22. Knowledge based on experience or observation - the view that experience - especially of the senses - is the only source of knowledge






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






24. The work is narrated using a name or third person pronoun ie - he - she - etc.






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






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






27. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






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






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






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






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






32. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






33. Consists of a single independent clause






34. Language chosen by the writer






35. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters






36. The perspective from which a story is written






37. List of details that reinforces a concept






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






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






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






41. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






42. Another way to say the writer used an analogy






43. 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






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






45. Vowel rhyme






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






47. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'






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






49. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






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