Appeals, Rhetorical Devices, and Figurative Language — Unit test
Question 9 • SC-English 3 Honors
Read this excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel."And whatever he touched in that rich fortress of his soul sprang into golden life: as the years passed, the fruit trees—the peach, the plum, the cherry, the apple—grew great and bent beneath their clusters. His grape vines thickened into brawny ropes of brown and coiled down the high wire fences of his lot, and hung in a dense fabric, upon his trellises, roping his domain twice around. They climbed the porch end of the house and framed the upper windows in thick bowers. And the flowers grew in rioting glory in his yard—the velvet-leaved nasturtium, slashed with a hundred tawny dyes, the rose, the snowball, the redcupped tulip, and the lily.The author uses sensory details in this excerpt to create images of
Answer
A
excess and riches, to suggest interest in materialism.
B
bountiful blooms and harvests, to suggest agricultural success.
C
colorful visions and sceneries, to suggest artistic aptitude.
D
climbing vines and fruit, to suggest time standing still.
Explanation
The details emphasize abundant growth: fruit trees bend beneath clusters of fruit, grapevines thicken and cover fences, and flowers grow in “rioting glory.” Together, these images create a sense of plentiful blooms and harvests, suggesting agricultural success. The passage focuses on what flourishes in the garden, not on material wealth or time standing still.
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