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1. Speeches make much more frequent use of repetition and transitions than do most forms
of ______ communication.
2. The specialized “insider” language of a given profession is called ______.
3. ______ language is specific, tangible, and definite.
4. ______ language is general or nonspecific, leaving meaning open to interpretation.
5. A(n) ______ explicitly compares one thing to another, using like or as to do so.
6. A(n) ______ compares two things, but does so by describing one thing as actually being
the other.
7. A(n) ______ compares an unfamiliar concept or process to a more familiar one to help
audience members understand the unfamiliar one.
8. ______ refers to endowing abstract ideas or inanimate objects with human qualities.
9. ______ uses obvious exaggeration to drive home a point.
10. A(n) ______ is the inadvertent use of a word or a phrase in place of one that sounds like
it.
11. The ______ meaning of a word is its literal, or dictionary, definition.
12. The ______ meaning of a word is the special association that different people bring to
bear on it.
13. ______ expressions are sayings that are specific to a certain region or group of people,
and so may be confusing to listeners.
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14. ______ is the repetition of the same sounds, usually initial consonants, in two or more
neighboring words or syllables.
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Answer Key
1. written
2. jargon
3. Concrete
