Question

I knew he was watching me, watching for a sign of mercy. The lightning was near now, and from fear he walked so close behind me he kept stepping on my heels. The faster I walked, the faster he walked, so I began to run. The rain was coming, roaring through the pines, and then, like a bursting Roman candle, a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning. When the deafening peal of thunder had died, and in the moment before the rain arrived, I heard Doodle, who had fallen behind, cry out, "Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!"
–“The Scarlet Ibis,”
James Hurst

Which phrases are examples of sensory imagery that help the setting come alive? Check all that apply.

“for a sign of mercy”
“the rain was coming”
"roaring through the pines"
“shattered by a bolt of lightning”
“the deafening peal of thunder”

Answer 1

C, D, and E. The first two aren’t sensory imaging.