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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

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