Read the excerpt from chapter 11 of The Awakening. The stillest hour of the night had come, the hour before dawn, when the world
seems to hold its breath. The moon hung low, and had turned from silver to copper in the sleeping sky. The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads. Which best describes how the author uses language to craft her style? The author uses exaggeration to create unrealistic, warped images of nature. The author uses figurative language to create strong sensory images of nature. The author uses the denotative meanings of words to create images of nature. The author uses extra words to create highly romanticized images of nature.
Answer: B) The author uses figurative language to create strong sensory images of nature.
Explanation: figurative language is the use of words or expressions to convey a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It can be expressed through metaphors, similes, personifications, allusions, etc. In the given excerpt we can see an example of the use of figurative language, specifically personification such as: "the world seems to hold its breath," "the sleeping sky," "the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads," etc. The personification is used to create strong sensory images of nature.
