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CLEP College Composition

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






2. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






3. One of many subordinating conjunctions






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






5. The verb and its object and modifiers






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






7. An indirect attack or insinuation






8. To write around a subject - evasively - say nothing






9. The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point






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






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






12. Opposing point of view






13. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'






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






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






16. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






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






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






19. The claim or point that the writer is making






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






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






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






23. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Understatement created through double negative






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






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






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






34. To move off point






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






36. 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






37. A thing - idea - or person that stands for something else






38. 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'






39. Expressly stated






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






41. An example that is particularly apt for the situation at hand






42. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






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






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






45. The pause that breaks a line of Old English verse






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






47. A figure of speech






48. The commentator does not mean what she writes






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






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