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Question 1.
When the late Representative Barbara Jordan said, "The American dream is not dead. It is gasping for breath, but it is not dead," she was using specific, concrete verbs.

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Question 2.
The denotative meaning of a word is the meaning that people associate with a word, based on their own experiences.

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Question 3.
"... that one day my four children will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" is an example of alliteration.

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Question 4.
When creating drama in your speech, you should never leave out a word or phrase that the audience expects to hear.

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Question 5.
Twentieth-century speakers have no real use for repetition.

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