A connotation
B. stereotyping
C. false assumption
D. inflammatory language
A) David, you pour over your study notes as if they were sacred scripture.
B) I have this one pour on my nose that is so large that it is embarrassing.
C) Do you need me to pour more syrup on that waffle so that it is even sweeter?
D) Some of these clothes could be donated to pour people instead of simply being thrown away.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
The only sentence that uses the word "pour" properly (according to the listed dictionary definition) is the following one:Do you need me to pour more syrup on that waffle so that it is even sweeter?
In this excerpt, Paine uses hyperbole to
A) inspire his readers to persevere.
B)warn readers of the difficulties ahead.
C)teach readers how to survive cold weather.
D)describe the sacrifices readers must make.
Answer: A) inspire his readers to persevere.
Explanation: A hyperbole is a type of figurative language that consists in exaggerating an event or a statement. In the given excerpt from "The Crisis Number I" we can see a clear example of hyperbole in the phrases "in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive" and "the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it" this hyperbole is used to inspire the readers to persevere.
Now we will hike—along the ridge, down the hill, and across the creek.
B.
On the last page of my program is—the lead dancer's autograph.
C.
I want to hear everything, but—oh, someone is knocking on the door.
D.
This sweater—the one that turned up at the bottom of my closet, does not fit me anymore.
He was a 10-ton block of steel when it came to action and getting up to get things going.
Metaphors are basicallycomparisons of things that are unlike. Metaphors are used, mainly, to give readers a sense of understandingwhen there may not otherwise be one. What this means is that authors will compare something that may not beknown to readers to something that most likely will be known in order to presentthe best image understood by the most readers. If, for instance, you had a friend who was stubborn and wanted to conveyjust how stubborn this person is to readers you might say something like “Hewas a 10-ton block of steel when it came to action and getting up to get thingsgoing.” Thus, because only you wouldknow for certain just how stubborn your friend is in certain situations, oneway to communicate just how stubborn this person is would be to mentionsomething like 10 tons of steel because everybody is familiar with how heavy aton is—non moveable—and everyone will know what steel is. As such, metaphorscan be used to communicate something by addressing a common point of knowledge.