Spring is a glorious time of year. Tiny green buds on the trees' branches and flowers popping up are sure signs that warmer weat

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Spring is a glorious time of year. Tiny green buds on the trees' branches and flowers popping up are sure signs that warmer weat

her is on its way.
Which of the following words and phrases represent examples of imagery? A. "time of year" and "are sure signs"
B. "Spring is a glorious time"
C. "Tiny green buds" and "flowers popping"
D. "weather is on its way"

English

2 answers:

Vaselesa [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-30T21:02:47+03:00

Vaselesa [24]3 years ago

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C. because it explains features of buds & flowers

HACTEHA [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-30T23:22:00+03:00

The correct answer is C. "Tiny green buds" and "flowers popping"

Explanation:

Imagery consists of a literary device in which the author uses description and language that create vivid images and appeals to at least one of the senses of the reader. This usually implies imagery uses descriptive words and figurative language to engage the reader and help the reader to understand better the elements being described. Additionally, imagery can be identified for the use of adjectives and other words that create mental pictures or are linked to the senses. Considering this, from the excerpt presented the words or phrases that are examples of imagery are "Tiny green buds" and "flowers popping" , considering these phrases use adjectives such as "tiny green" and other words such as "popping" for describing sping and to create vivid images and appeal to one of the senses (sight), which is exactly the purpose of imagery.