The literary element used in this excerpt is B. imagery. Imagery is the use of very descriptive language, either visually or figuratively. It is commonly used in literary work to help the reader make more sense of what is goint on in the story. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses imagery a lot in The Great Gatsby.
Answer:
1. "scald hand": The hot water scalded my hand while I was trying to boil the meat.
2. "graze knees": I grazed my knees while trying to learn how to ride a bike.
3. "cut finger": "He cut his finger with the knife.
4. "twist ankle": My brother twisted his ankle when he slipped on the floor.
5. "break tooth": I fell down the stairs and broke my tooth.
6. "hurt back": I hurt my back while carrying the bag of rice.
Explanation:
To construct sentences using the given words requires the use of punctuation and added words to make the sentences complete. This means that the sentences must use words in such a way that the sentence made is complete and have a meaning.
1. "scald hand": <u><em>The hot water scalded my hand while I was trying to boil the meat.</em></u>
2. "graze knees":<u><em> I grazed my knees while trying to learn how to ride a bike.</em></u>
3. "cut finger": <u><em>He cut his finger with the knife.</em></u>
4. "twist ankle": <em><u>My brother twisted his ankle when he slipped on the floor.</u></em>
5. "break tooth": <u><em>I fell down the stairs and broke my tooth.</em></u>
6. "hurt back": <em><u>I hurt my back while carrying the bag of rice.</u></em>
Punctuation is not a literary element
Answer:
Here the writer is pausing or breaking to offer a new point of view or add a personal interjection to the narrative.
The author starts with a we stance or point of view, then shifts to an I or me voice which could hint at the pause or break for personal reflection or the paradox of the we being a me, the collective not really reflecting the collective but rather the individual.