Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements — Unit test
Question 14 • GA-Literature and Composition I
Why do writers use figurative language? Select 4 options.to convey abstract ideas, such as love or lonelinessto retell historical events in a factual mannerto describe a scientific finding accuratelyto connect unfamiliar concepts with the familiarto express a lot of information in just a few wordsto engage readers’ imaginations with writing
Answer
A
to convey abstract ideas, such as love or loneliness
B
to retell historical events in a factual manner
C
to describe a scientific finding accurately
D
to connect unfamiliar concepts with the familiar
E
to express a lot of information in just a few words
F
to engage readers’ imaginations with writing
Explanation
Writers use figurative language to make abstract ideas like love or loneliness easier to understand, and to explain unfamiliar concepts by comparing them with familiar ones. Figurative language can also communicate a rich idea in just a few words and spark readers’ imaginations. Retelling history factually and describing scientific findings accurately are usually goals of literal, precise language.
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