Question

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which best explains what it means for figurative language to make familiar things seem new?

a. figurative language explores concepts that have not previously been studied in a formal way.

b. figurative language helps the reader experience things by stating their simplest definitions.

c. figurative language focuses the attention on aspects of things that might otherwise be overlooked.

d. figurative language avoids describing things that really exist in the contemporary world.

Explanation:

Figurative language (like metaphors, similes) re-frames familiar subjects by highlighting unnoticeable or underemphasized details, making the familiar feel fresh or "new" by shifting the reader's perspective. Options A, B, and D are incorrect: A refers to unstudied concepts, not familiar things; B describes literal definition, not figurative language; D is false as figurative language often uses real, familiar things.

Answer:

C. Figurative language focuses the attention on aspects of things that might otherwise be overlooked.