Question

Read the poem below and answer the question.

Answer 1

That would be, "The whole house began to tremble".

Answer 2

The correct answer is “The whole house began to tremble”. In the poem “The Journey” by Mary Oliver, the writer used the figure of speech imagery. Imagery is used by a writer to represent objects, actions, and ideas in a way that they appeal to our physical senses. Moreover, imagery is related to mental figures. These images can represent the different senses: visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, or gustatory. In this case, the phrase “The whole house began to tremble” is the only option that represents a descriptive image because as the writer mentions the event, it appeals to our physical senses (the trembling of the house). The rest of the options do not represent an image, nor they convey a mental figure.