Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a style that avoids ornament
Craft and Structure practice question
Her prose is ____: short sentences, plain words, and not a metaphor in a hundred pages.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. austereCorrect
- B. florid
- C. verbose
- D. lyrical
Answer: A. austere
Plain and unadorned.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. florid
- Florid is ornate.
- C. verbose
- Verbose is wordy.
- D. lyrical
- Lyrical would have metaphors.
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