Diane Sawyer Interviews Malala Yousafzai WORD LIST-
lead-in
close-up
slant
A. DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, think about the meaning of the
italicized word, and then answer the question.
1. Suppose that you, not Diane Sawyer, were interviewing Malala Yousafzai.
What would you say in your lead-in to the interview? What goals would you
want to accomplish during this part of the interview?
2. What purpose would a close-up serve in a television interview? What would a
camera operator want to convey in a close-up?
3. How might a moderator slant an interview? What affect would this have on the
audience's perception of the subject and topic?

mark twain, real name samuel langhorne clemens, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. among his novels are the adventures of tom sawyer and its sequel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the latter often called "the great american novel". wikipedia

i believe your answer would be d. matt saw the lost cat, and he looked for its owner.

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.