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klio [65]
4 years ago
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Read the excerpt from “The Lottery.” Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon follow

ed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix—the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy"—eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys.
What type of descriptive language is used in the excerpt?
A. figurative language B. sensory details C. strong verbs D. metaphor
English
2 answers:
CaHeK987 [17]4 years ago
8 0

Answer: B) sensory details.

Explanation: Sensory details include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest. In the given excerpt from "The Lottery" we can see an example of the use of sensory details in phrases like "selecting the smoothest and roundest stones" which convey the senses of touch (smoothest) and sight (roundest). So the correct answer is option B.

Greeley [361]4 years ago
7 0

Answer:

b

Explanation:

because you should blkbow this

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