Question

Which of the following passages from "the jilting of granny weatherall" shows imagery? a. tell him i was given back everything he took away and more. b. her eyelids wavered and let in streamers of blue-gray light like tissue paper over her eyes. c. she always kept things secret in such a public way. she was always being tactful and kind. d. she was strong, in three days she would be as well as ever

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) her eyelids wavered and let in streamers of blue-gray light like tissue paper over her eyes.

The passage from "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" that shows imagery is "her eyelids wavered and let in streamers of blue-gray light like tissue paper over her eyes."

American writer Katherine Ann Porter is the author of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," published in 1930 in the book "Flowering Judas and Other Stories." The story has many symbols and uses irony to describe social situations through psychological analysis. It refers to the story of a woman that has resisted all the things that have happened in her life.

Answer 2

Answer:

B

Explanation:

This answer is showing you just the way her eyelids wavered making you a mental picture of just the way they did, and how they "let in streamers of blue grey light like tissue paper over her eyes"