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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 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
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 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
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 "... 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
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 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
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Twentieth-century speakers have no real use for repetition.
   
 
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