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CLEP College Composition

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1. One of many prepositions






2. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






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






4. Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality






5. (1) a short poetic nickname; (2) a term used to describe the name or title of a person -ie 'The Great Emancipator' for Abraham Lincoln; (3) an abusive slur






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






7. Another way to say the writer used an analogy






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






9. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






10. Basically an 'either or' situation - typically a moral decision






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






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






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






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






15. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature






16. 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'






17. Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by repeating the statement in different or stronger language






18. 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






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






20. Can be verified






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. An interpretation of the facts based on available details






27. Something that is implied






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






29. A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable - i.e. know and snow






30. The commentator does not mean what she writes






31. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






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






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






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






35. A negative statement






36. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






37. An exception to a proposed general rule






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






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






40. A figure of speech






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions






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






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