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CLEP College Composition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not taking a position






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






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






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






5. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession






6. An exaggeration or overstatement






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






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






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






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






11. List of details that reinforces a concept






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






13. 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






14. Observable - measurable - easily perceived






15. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






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






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






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






19. Consists of a single independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






25. An exception to a proposed general rule






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






27. Vowel rhyme






28. Open - honest communication






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






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






31. To make fun of






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






33. The claim or point that the writer is making






34. The commentator does not mean what she writes






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






36. The verb and its object and modifiers






37. One of many subordinating conjunctions






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. Combines a compound sentence with a complex sentence






40. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






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






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






43. The use of parallel elements in sentences or in the structure of an essay or prose passage ie - essay consisting of 4 paragraphs - each beginning with a question followed by the answer






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






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






46. Example based on supposition or uncertainty






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






48. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






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






50. Essay that presents information about the causes of some known or likely outcome - how different causes contribute to the outcome