what is lanauge feature on this quot
With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be. You always dread the unfamiliar."
The language features in this quote include:
1. Parallelism: The repetition of similar grammatical structures such as "runners, jumpers, racers" and "grabbers, snatchers, fliers,"
2. Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds in words like "jumpers, racers" and "grabbers, snatchers."
3. Metaphor: Referring to "intellectual" as a swear word.
4. Hyperbole: Exaggerating the idea that "intellectual" is a swear word that deserved to be.
5. Personification: Giving qualities of dread to the idea of the unfamiliar.