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 fall leaves were whispering in the wind. simile metaphor personification irony hyperbole 3. sort the words slender and scrawny based on their connotation. denotation “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 5. choose the synonym for: absurd abundant flimsy senseless horrid

Explanation:

1. Confidence has a positive connotation and is appropriate for a job - interview context, while arrogance is negative.
2. Personification gives human - like qualities (whispering) to non - human things (fall leaves). The meaning is that the leaves made soft sounds as they moved in the wind.
3. Slender has a positive connotation and scrawny has a negative connotation for the denotation "to be of slight build".
4. The root "dia -" means "through", and the word is diagonal which is a straight line through a figure from one corner to another.
5. Senseless means lacking sense or reason, which is similar in meaning to absurd.

Answer:

1. confidence
2. personification; The leaves made soft sounds as they moved in the wind.
3. +: slender; -: scrawny
4. diagonal
5. senseless