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CLEP College Composition

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






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






3. To give human attributes or qualities to something nonliving or nonhuman






4. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence






5. Expressly stated






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






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






8. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting






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






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






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






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






13. A kind or more gentle word to dilute the meaning in order to evade responsibility for a more disturbing word - i.e. 'passed on' instead of 'died'






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






15. The building housing lawmakers of a state or nation






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






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






18. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






19. Understatement created through double negative






20. The main character - usually the hero






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






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






23. 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'






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






25. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






26. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






27. Helping verb (often be - have - or do) - i.e. 'I am working on it'






28. A work or poem written to celebrate a wedding






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






30. One of many conjunctive adverbs






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






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






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






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






35. Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples






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






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






38. An indirect attack or insinuation






39. Vowel rhyme






40. The verb and its object and modifiers






41. A verb acting as a noun - usually 'ing' form of the verb






42. One of many prepositions






43. (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






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






45. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds






46. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






47. The perspective from which a story is written






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






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






50. Example - I think that your sweater is lovely







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