The dawn clouds were gray and heavy, and it looked as though it might rain at any second as Julianne meandered to the mailbox at
the end of the lawn. As she opened the box, the rusty hinge made a screech much like someone scraping fingernails across a blackboard. Which is the BEST evaluation of the language used in these two sentences?
A)
The slang and informal language create a threatening and unpleasant mood.
B)
The early morning description creates a sense of promise, but uncertainty.
C)
A sense of something threatening and unpleasant is the effect of the word choices and simile.
D)
A sense of something refreshing and adventurous is the effect of the word choices and simile.
Answer: C) A sense of something threatening and unpleasant is the effect of the word choices and simile.
Explanation: From the given options, the one that represents the best evaluatin of the language used in the sentences, is the corresponding to option C, because we can see that the speaker gives the idea of something threatening by using words such as "meandered," "rusty," "screech," etc (word choices), and also by comparing the sound of the hinge to someone scraping fingernails across a blackboard (a simile).
