Question

read the excerpt from \a quilt of a country.\ america is an improbable idea. a mongrel nation built of ever - changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone. \of all the nations in the world, the united states was built in nobodys image, \ the historian daniel boorstin wrote. thats because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk - art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. out of many, one. that is the ideal. which techniques does the author use to develop her idea in this excerpt? choose four answers. ■ metaphors ■ facts and statistics ■ contradictions ■ neutral language ■ loaded language ■ imagery

Explanation:

• Metaphors: The text uses "A Quilt of a Country" as a metaphor for America, comparing the nation to a quilt made of different parts (bits and pieces).
• Loaded language: Words like "improbaƄle" and "mongrel" carry connotations that influence the reader's perception.
• Contradictions: Mentions discordant elements (like crazy quilts) yet an ideal emerging, showing contradictions.
• Imagery: Descriptions like "bits and pieces that seem image" create visual/conceptual pictures.

Answer:

metaphors, loaded language, contradictions, imagery