Language- Chapter 16

Which of these is the most abstract?

• cat

• feline

• mammal

• horse

Which of the following most uses alliteration?

• Joyous jaguars jest jovially

• Ooh, see that girl // Watch that scene // Digging

• Chunky monkeys are funky

• That's how the cookie crumbles

Complete the parallelism: Swimming, Sunbathing, and _______

• hunting

• Snorkeling

• sulking

• Jeeping

Which of the following best reflects hierarchical language?

• Inner, Outer, Farther

• First, Second, Third

• All are hierarchical

• Youngest, Older, Oldest

Which of these is a similie?

• Heart of ice

• Once in a lifetime

• Tough as nails

• Them's the breaks

Which of these is an antithesis?

• Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.

• His words cut like a knife.

• All's fair in love and war.

• Life is a highway.

Archetypal metaphors are ...

• Unique to a country

• Unique to a time

• Universally shared

• Highly personal

"The pen is mightier than the sword" is what kind of metaphor?

• Archetypal Metaphor

• Mixed Metaphor

• Synecdoche

• Metonomy

"Stars and stripes" is what kind of metaphor?

• Archetypal Metaphor

• Mixed Metaphor

• Metonomy

• Synecdoche

"Apple of my eye" is what kind of metaphor?

• Metonomy

• Mixed Metaphor

• Archetypal Metaphor

• Synecdoche