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CLEP College Composition

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






2. An indirect attack or insinuation






3. Abab cdcd efef gg






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






5. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






6. 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






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






8. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






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






10. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






11. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






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






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






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






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






16. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






17. One of many subordinating conjunctions






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






19. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






20. An exception to a proposed general rule






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






22. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Not taking a position






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






35. The perspective from which a story is written






36. Open - honest communication






37. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






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






39. One of many prepositions






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






41. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'






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






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






44. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






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






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






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






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






49. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






50. A humorous imitation of an original text meant to ridicule - often used in satire