Examples of sentences with the structure (not) as... as:
His face is not as round as Tom´s.
Her eyes are not as big as mine.
His nose is as turned-up as his mother´s.
Mary´s hair is as curly as her friend´s.
The policeman is as angry as the car driver.
The TV host is not as bored as the audience.
The children are as happy as their grandparents.
impossible to subdue or defeat; cannot be overcome
The correct answer is B. He is hesitant, which distracts his audience from his purpose of inspiring them. Faulkner's speech consisted of instilling upon the young writers to write about. Faulkner's acceptance speech delivery was not effective, but of course being the winner of a Nobel Peace Prize for literature, his written words were unforgettable. Faulkner's speech illustrated his character, his feelings toward his work, and the impact he hopes to have on writers. He did so by using rhetoric devices ethos and pathos effectively.
