Question

When first I took up my abode in the woods, that is, began to spend my nights as well as days there, which, by accident, was on Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, 1845, my house was not finished for winter, but was merely a defence against the rain, without plastering or chimney, the walls being of rough, weather-stained boards, with wide chinks, which made it cool at night. The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window casings gave it a clean and airy look, especially in the morning, when its timbers were saturated with dew. Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail? "my house was not finished for winter" "when its timbers were saturated with dew" "When first I took up my abode" "which made it cool at night"

Answer 1

Answer:

"when its timbers were saturated with dew"

Explanation:

Note that a vivid sensory detail in literature may refer to words or sentences that triggers the readers to use their senses such as:

• their sense of sight
• their sense of taste and
• their sense of touch.

Thus, by saying "its timbers were saturated with dew" the narrator employs his reader into using their senses to imagine the uncommon sight of dew on timber.