Question

compared with the literal phrasing \we are firing 40% of our staff,\ the euphemistic blurb most strongly alters which aspect of the message? (5 points) plot structure tone and reader perception setting point of view match each figure of speech to its best definition. (5 points) metaphor analogy oxymoron simile comparison using like/as two opposite terms juxtaposed for effect comparison without like/as extended comparison to clarify an idea which of the of the following is an example of an oxymoron? (5 points) run like the wind the city is a furnace a forest of merchandise deafening silence

Explanation:

• First question: A euphemism is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt. So, it changes the tone (how the message sounds) and thus the reader's perception (how the reader feels about the message).
• Second question:
• Metaphor is a comparison without like or as.
• Analogy is an extended comparison to clarify an idea.
• Oxymoron is two opposite terms juxtaposed for effect.
• Simile is a comparison using like or as.
• Third question:
• Run like the wind is a simile (uses like).
• The city is a furnace is a metaphor (compares city to furnace without like/as).
• A forest of merchandise is a metaphor (compares a large amount of merchandise to a forest).
• Deafening silence is an oxymoron (deafening means very loud and silence means no sound - opposite terms).

Answer:

• First question: Tone and reader perception
• Second question:
• metaphor: comparison without like/as
• analogy: extended comparison to clarify an idea
• oxymoron: two opposite terms juxtaposed for effect
• simile: comparison using like/as
• Third question: deafening silence