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CLEP College Composition

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






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






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






4. Quiet reflection upon a topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Expressly stated






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






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






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






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






18. The verb and its object and modifiers






19. Opposing point of view






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






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






22. Understatement created through double negative






23. List of details that reinforces a concept






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






25. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge






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






27. An indirect attack or insinuation






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






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






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






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






32. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






33. Not taking a position






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






35. The perspective from which a story is written






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






37. Language that is not meant to be taken literally - such as metaphor - simile - personification - metonymy






38. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence






39. Open - honest communication






40. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment






41. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






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






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






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






45. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






46. An exception to a proposed general rule






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






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






49. Abab cdcd efef gg






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