When the interviewer asks you a question that you are not prepared to answer you should
<span>pause to gather your thoughts, then answer as best you can
Take 2 - 3 seconds to pause to collect your thoughts. Don't take too long. It is best to say things that you are sure of and that are meaningful instead of blurting out nonsense.</span>
Answer:
Repetition
Explanation:
These phrases used by Thomas Paine in his pamphlet Common Sense with the words "Tis not" in each of them show a example of a figure of speech called Repetition. <em>This is a literay or rethotical devise used by writers who want to put emphasis of some words or phrases in the text, or to make an idea clearer by repeating them.</em>
This passage uses personification. Words cannot actually be stiff or heavy, and they do not need to be pushed out of one's mouth, but these adjectives and actions give the reader a vivid picture of Molly trying to say this words, and struggling greatly to do so.
Typically in the introduction paragraph, the first sentence in the essay is the topic sentence.