from “The Village Blacksmith” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1 Under a spreading chestnut tree
2 The village smithy stands;
3 The smith, a mighty man is he,
4 With large and sinewy hands;
5 And the muscles of his brawny arms
6 Are strong as iron bands.
7 His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
8 His face is like the tan;
9 His brow is wet with honest sweat,
10 He earns whate’er he can,
11 And looks the whole world in the face,
12 For he owes not any man.
13 Week in, week out, from morn till night,
14 You can hear his bellows blow;
15 You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,
16 With measured beat and slow,
17 Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
18 When the evening sun is low.
sexton:a person who takes care of a church
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
The imagery in which line appeals to your sense of sight?
A. line 9
B. line 10
C. line 15
D. line 17
The question is asking which line is referring to the sense of SIGHT! A line that will describe someone or something so clearly that you can SEE him/her/it.
I think A, line 9 because I can imagine a picture of that in my mind.
Line 10: No because it isn't very visual.
Line 15: No because it is obviously referring to the SOUND of a heavy sledge. - Not sight.
Line 17: No because it's like line 15; as it is referring to the SOUND of a ringing bell. -Again, not sight.
So I would say A.
A is correct.
To determine the imagery that appeals to your sense of sight, we need to take a look at the lines provided. Imagery is the use of descriptive language that creates vivid mental pictures in the reader's mind. Let's analyze the given lines:
A. Line 9: "His brow is wet with honest sweat" - This line does not directly appeal to the sense of sight, as it describes a physical sensation rather than a visual image.
B. Line 10: "He earns whate’er he can" - This line does not provide any visual description either; it focuses on the character's work ethic and earning capabilities.
C. Line 15: "You can hear him swing his heavy sledge" - Although this line mentions the action of swinging the sledge, it primarily emphasizes the auditory aspect rather than the visual details.
D. Line 17: "Like a sexton ringing the village bell, when the evening sun is low" - This line directly appeals to the sense of sight by describing the image of a sexton ringing a village bell against the backdrop of the evening sun.
Based on the analysis, the imagery that appeals to your sense of sight is found in Line 17. Therefore, the correct answer is D.