Speech

Chapter 11: Effective Language

Fill in the blank

Choose the best word, words, or phrase from the bank to correctly complete each sentence.

Word List
abstract
metaphor
personification
assonance
euphemism
denotation
simile
connotation
parallelism

1.

When an abstract concept is given human dimension, it is known as .
2.

A word that is used to substitute for a distasteful word is called a/an .
3.

refers to the meaning of a word that goes beyond the dictionary definition.
4.

Recreation, transportation, and media are examples of words.
5.

A/An is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things by using like or as.
6.

means using the same grammatical form to express ideas that should, logically, be treated equally.
7.

The repetition of vowel sounds is known as .
8.

The basic meaning of a word, which can be easily found in a dictionary, is its .
9.

A figure of speech that does not use like or as to compare unrelated things is called a/an .
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