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CLEP College Composition

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1. Refers to ascribing emotion and agency to inanimate objects






2. Used to introduce a long quotation - list






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






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






5. To move off point






6. Quiet reflection upon a topic






7. Observable - measurable - easily perceived






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






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






10. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






11. Vowel rhyme






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. The main character - usually the hero






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






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






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






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






22. Another way to say the writer used an analogy






23. A phrase that refers to a person or object by a single important feature - ie 'the pen is mightier than the sword'






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






25. Neoclassical principles of drama






26. (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






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






28. The claim or point that the writer is making






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






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






31. Descriptive language to evoke the senses






32. The perspective from which a story is written






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






34. An exception to a proposed general rule






35. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof






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






37. Understatement created through double negative






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






39. 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'






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






41. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region






42. Vague - not easily defined






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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'






50. Third person narrator sees and knows all without constraints of time - space. Can digress into contemplative or philosophical forays - often voicing the viewpoint of the author (mostly found in fiction)