Read the excerpt from chapter 13 of The Awakening.
[Edna] stretched her strong limbs that ached a little. She ran her fingers through her loosened hair for awhile. She looked at her round arms as she held them straight up and rubbed them one after the other, observing closely, as if it were something she saw for the first time, the fine, firm quality and texture of her flesh. She clasped her hands easily above her head, and it was thus she fell asleep.
Which best explains how the excerpt is an example of realism?
A. The actions of the character are automatic and out of her control.
B. Strong imagery is developed through the use of figurative language.
C. The action takes place in the present and the details are true to life.
D. Strong imagery is developed through the use of connotation.
Answer:
C. The action takes place in the present and the details are true to life.
Step-by-step explanation:
Realism is a literary term that is used to depict or show things or examples of things as they happen in reality.