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CLEP College Composition

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1. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely






2. A figure of speech






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






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






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






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






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






8. Something that is implied






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






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






11. Information distributed to promote a specific cause usually of a biased or misleading nature






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






13. An exaggeration or overstatement






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






15. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Expressly stated






27. One of many subordinating conjunctions






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






29. Understatement created through double negative






30. List of details that reinforces a concept






31. The commentator does not mean what she writes






32. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers






33. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty






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






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






36. 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






37. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






38. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






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






40. Open - honest communication






41. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'






42. An exception to a proposed general rule






43. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






44. Vowel rhyme






45. 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'






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






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






48. Consists of a single independent clause






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






50. 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