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CLEP College Composition

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






2. One of many prepositions






3. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers






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






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






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






7. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'






8. Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence






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






10. To move off point






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






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






13. Opposing point of view






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






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






16. 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






17. Vague - not easily defined






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






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






20. 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






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






22. An interpretation of the facts based on available details






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






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






25. (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






26. Neoclassical principles of drama






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






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






29. An exaggeration or overstatement






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






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






32. Abab bcbc cdcd ee






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






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






35. Quiet reflection upon a topic






36. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes






37. Open - honest communication






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






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






40. A negative statement






41. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish






42. The perspective from which a story is written






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






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






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






46. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'






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






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






49. Abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd






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






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