?The human mind is like a filing cabinet,? is an example of a literal analogy

A consistent style of pronunciation and articulation that is common to an ethnic group or a geographic region is referred to as

. A. dialect B. pitch C. articulation D. inflection

After a year of friendship, Parker told her friend Stella her most closely-held secret, one she had shared with very few people in her life. Parker and Stella's relationship has reached the _______ stage.

  a.  exploratory-affective   b.  affective   c.  stable   d.  depenetration