Question

Authors often use imagery to help establish the mood of a piece. Which of the following offers the best example of this in The Bean Trees? A. "He's got warts on his elbows and those eyebrows that meet in the middle." B. "A woman on a nearby bench stopped reading and tilted her head back…" C. "The clouds were flat and pink and hilarious-looking, like the hippo ballerinas in a Disney movie." D. "This man you are looking at is an English teacher."

Answer 1

Imagery is when authors use very descriptive language and words in order to create a vivid picture so that the reader can clearly image what is going on. Having this in mind, I'd say that the best example of this among these is C. "The clouds were flat and pink and hilarious-looking, like the hippo ballerinas in a Disney movie."