Question

Read this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain. There, at dawn, you can feel the silence. It is cold and clear and deep like water. It takes hold of you and will not let you go. What is the effect of the imagery in this excerpt?
It reveals the personality of the Kiowa people.

It shows why the Kiowa worshiped the Sun God.

It conveys facts about the physical environment.

It gives readers a concrete picture of the quality of the silence.

Answer 1

Answer: A) It gives readers a concrete picture of the quality of the silence.

In this excerpt, the author is describing the silence that surrounded him at dawn. Silence is difficult to describe, so he uses images that he believes convey a similar feeling. By imagining the pressure one feels from water, the reader can imagine the hold that silence had on the author. It gives the reader a concrete picture of the quality of this silence.

Answer 2

It reveals the personality of the kiowa people