Answer:
The option which the opening paragraph does the least to accomplish is:
B. immediately pull the reader into the action
Explanation:
Let's work this one out through elimination:
A. The opening paragraph DOES establish a relationship between the narrator and a character. We are immediately told they are uncle and nephew.
B. This seems to be the right choice for us. There is not a lot of action going on. We do not know what the uncle is listening for, what to expect, what is going on. This dragging creates some suspense as we wait for the action to start.
C. The opening paragraph DOES provide a sense of setting. As soon as we are told about the "cornfield" and the "breeze", we can imagine the characters are on a farm, out in the open.
1. The topic sentence in the passage is underlined as follows: "Quilt making has ... expression for women."
- The topic sentence discusses the role of quilt making in enabling women to self-express themselves.
2. The material that does not clarify or develop the central idea is: "They used dyed cotton fabrics ...; surprisingly, ... years."
- This statement has no relevance to the topic sentence. It digresses from the main topic to discuss the materials used for quilting instead of concentrating on the social, political, and artistic significance that quilting generates for women, as captured in the topic sentence.
Thus, the topic sentence captures the main idea of the passage. Other sentences help to develop and support the main idea.
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The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. METAPHOR. The given sentence above from "Self-Reliance", the type of figurative language used is metaphor. A metaphor is a figurative language that compares two different things. In this sentence, society and joint-stock company are being compared. Hope this answer helps.
She is as quiet as a mouse, so she barely speaks or makes noise.
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