Question

1 choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. it is important to have (confidence, arrogance) when being interviewed for a job. 2 identify the correct figure of speech. then write the meaning on the lines below. the tall leaves were whispering in the wind. simile metaphor personification irony hyperbole 3 sort the words slender and scrawny based on their connotation. \to be of slight build\ + - 4 what word, related to the greek or latin root/affix, is defined below? \dia\ (n) - a straight line through a figure from one corner to another. choose the synonym for: absurd abundant flimsy senseless horned

Explanation:

1. Confidence is a positive trait for a job - interview, while arrogance is negative.
2. Personification gives human - like qualities to non - human things. The leaves are given the human action of whispering.
3. Slender has a positive connotation, suggesting grace and attractiveness, while scrawny has a negative connotation, suggesting thinness in an unappealing way.
4. The root "dia -" often means "through". A diagonal is a straight line through a figure from one corner to another.
5. Absurd means lacking sense or logic, and senseless has a similar meaning.

Answer:

1. Confidence
2. Personification; The leaves make a soft sound in the wind as if they were talking in a low voice.
3. +: slender; -: scrawny
4. Diagonal
5. Senseless