Question

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Please read the following excerpt from Michelle Obama’s 2016 DNC speech transcript, then answer the question:

“That’s how we’ve always moved this country forward, by all of us coming together on behalf of our children, folks who volunteer to coach that team, to teach that Sunday school class, because they know it takes a village. Heroes of every color and creed who wear the uniform and risk their lives to keep passing down those blessings of liberty, police officers and the protesters in Dallas who all desperately want to keep our children safe.”

In the excerpt above, Michelle Obama uses: (1)________ to capture her audience’s attention and to encourage them to access their own (2)_____________, then follows with (3)__________ in order to ensure the audience ends up with the intended message.

Group of answer choices

(1) Connotative Meaning; (2) Abstract Langauge; (3) Concrete Langauge

(1) Abstract Language; (2) Connotative Meaning; (3) Concrete Langauge

(1) Denotative Meaning; (2) Abstract Langauge; (3) Connotative Meaning

(1) Abstract Language; (2) Connotative Meaning; (3) Denotative Meaning

(1) Emotive Language; (2) “I” Statements; (3) Abstract Language

Answer 1

Answer

The correct answer is - A

In the excerpt above, Michelle Obama uses: (1)Connotative Meaning (because she uses words to which people can connect to her ideas and feelings) to capture her audience’s attention and to encourage them to access their own (2)Abstract Langauge,(to ensure the audience give it a though according to their own intellect) then follows with (3)Concrete language (she provides clear details about what she wants to convey and precisely define her intention) in order to ensure the audience ends up with the intended message.