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For the Week ending 07/08/11
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC IS
Rhetorically Speaking - Figures Of Speech
prepared by
ANDREW JAMIESON, M.D.
Vancouver, WA
Directions: You will be given a definition and a sentence containing a blank. Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
unsuccessful attempt at lofty, dignified style, resulting in triteness, triviality, or unintentional humor
There are "connoisseurs" who learn the difference between a fresco and a fire-plug and thereafter feel obligated to void their critical _______ on painting, sculpture and architecture forever more.
expression devoid of originality or wit; cliché; triteness
Summary reviews for derivative works, the ultimate in _______.
ungrammatical combination of words; error in diction; a gross deviation from the established usages of grammar
If you have the effrontery to use a _______ like “irregardless” then please at least have the common decency to mispell it.
word, phrase, or sentence reading the same backward or forward
A classic example of _______ is Napoleon's lament: "Able was I ere I saw Elba."
