Exam 12: Using Language  

"She darted around the bookstore like a hummingbird in a flower garden" is an example ometaphor.

"Success attained after walking through the minefields oadversity is sweet indeed" is an example of

The words we use to label an event determine to a great extent how we respond to that event.

As a speaker, you would probably use more connotative words iyou wanted to

"A dream deferred dries up like a raisin in the sun" is an example of

Both similes and metaphors compare things that are essentially different yet have something in common.

Rearrange the following words in order from most general and abstract to most concrete and specific: transportation, Ford products, vehicles, Mustangs, automobiles

According to your textbook, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills" in an example of

"Let us never negotiate out ofear. But let us never fear to negotiate" is an example of

Jerome wants his audience to appreciate the harsh reality olife for migrant workers in the United States. In addition to using strong supporting materials, he decides to use words with connotative meanings because he knows they will help him

"History is a drama with many acts" is an example osimile.

An) _______________ is a figurative comparison that always contains the word "like" or "as."

As your textbook explains, language should be appropriate to the topic, the audience, the speaker, and the _______________ .

The connotative meaning oa word includes all the feelings, associations, and emotions that the word touches ofin different people.

"Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens inside your house" is an example oantithesis.

As your textbook explains, iyou want to sound eloquent, you should use words that are unfamiliar to the audience.

"Just like an iceberg, the most important dimensions oculture are below the surface" is an example of

When you repeat the initial consonant sound oclose or adjoining words, you are using the language device known as _______________ .

A simile is an explicit comparison that contains the words "like" or "as."

According to your textbook, the juxtaposition ocontrasting ideas, usually with a parallel structure is called