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CLEP College Composition

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






2. The verb and its object and modifiers






3. Can be verified






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






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






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






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






8. An interpretation of the facts based on available details






9. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'






10. An indirect attack or insinuation






11. Repetition - at close intervals - of beginning sounds






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






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






14. A figure of speech






15. Simplifying a complex problem into an either or dichotomy






16. Comparison of two things that are similar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify an idea






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






18. An explosion of harsh language that usually vilifies or condemns an idea






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally






25. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way






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






27. Vague - not easily defined






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






29. An exception to a proposed general rule






30. Clever use of language to amuse the reader - but more to make a point






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






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






33. Referring to local custom or sayings; regional language or behavior






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






35. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






36. 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'






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






38. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions






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






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






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






42. One of many conjunctive adverbs






43. To make fun of






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






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






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






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






48. Another way to say the writer used an analogy






49. One of many subordinating conjunctions






50. Consists of a single independent clause







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