Question

Which sentence best uses sensory language to describe the setting?A. I gazed at the bright blue sky and the trees filled with lush green foliage. How could anyone spend time looking at a screen when he could look at this?B. No, I did not use social media, waste time playing games on a tablet, or brag about myself at every chance, I thought with pride. I was no millennial.C. I started to walk along my favorite trail. I enjoyed walking through the forest in solitude. I always felt reenergized by the time I got back to my car.D. I stalked along the trail away from Tara, muttering about the silliness of wasting time playing video games on a tablet when she could be hiking instead.

Answer 1

Answer: A) I gazed at the bright blue sky and the trees filled with lush green foliage. How could anyone spend time looking at a screen when he could look at this?

Explanation: Imagery or sensory language is a literary device that consists in the use of detailed descriptions in order to evoke the senses of the reader (sight, smell, taste, hearing, or touch) and to create a mental picture. From the given options, the sentence that best uses sensoryh language to describe the setting, is the corresponding to option A, because it evokes the sense of sight by describing the view (blue sky, trees filled with lush green foliage).

Answer 2

A. he gazed at the bright blue sky and the trees filled with lush green foliage. How could anyone spend time looking at a screen when he could look at this?