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.
- "The lightning was near now"
- "roaring through the pines"
- "a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning"
- "the deafening peal of thunder"
The phrases that are examples of sensory imagery in the passage are:
- "The lightning was near now"
- "the rain was coming, roaring through the pines"
- "a bursting Roman candle"
- "the deafening peal of thunder"
To identify the phrases that are examples of sensory imagery in the passage, we need to look for descriptions that appeal to our senses of sight, sound, and touch. Here are the phrases that contain sensory imagery:
1. "The lightning was near now" - This phrase appeals to our sense of sight and suggests that the lightning is visually striking and close to the narrator and Doodle.
2. "The rain was coming, roaring through the pines" - This phrase appeals to our sense of sound, as it describes the rain noise as a roaring sound.
3. "a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning" - This phrase appeals to our sense of sight and describes a visually striking event of the lightning shattering a tree.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
- "The lightning was near now"
- "The rain was coming, roaring through the pines"
- "a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning"