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CLEP College Composition

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1. The perspective from which a story is written






2. One of many subordinating conjunctions






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






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






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






6. An exaggeration or overstatement






7. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds






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






9. Example based on supposition or uncertainty






10. The main character - usually the hero






11. Opposing point of view






12. One of many prepositions






13. Third person narrator sees and knows all without constraints of time - space. Can digress into contemplative or philosophical forays - often voicing the viewpoint of the author (mostly found in fiction)






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






15. An indirect attack or insinuation






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






17. An exception to a proposed general rule






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






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






20. To make fun of






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






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






23. A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply






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






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






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






27. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally






28. Expressly stated






29. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea






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






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






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






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






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






35. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it






36. 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






37. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






38. Not taking a position






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






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






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






46. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning






47. An interpretation of the facts based on available details






48. A negative statement






49. 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






50. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof