Question

From the rippulous pond came the comfortable sound of the Humming-Fish humming while splashing around. Source: Dr. Seuss. The Lorax. New York: Random House, 1971. Google Books. Web. 18 May 2011. How does the diction affect the imagery in the poem? The adjective “comfortable” helps the reader “see” the fish. The verb “splashing” helps the reader “touch” the pond. The noun “pond” helps the reader “taste” the fish. The noun “rippulous” helps the reader “hear” the pond.

Answer 1

The adjective "rippulous" helps the reader to "listen" to the pond.

Step-by-step explanation:

Imagery is a literary technique, where the author uses a word that from depth to text and stimulates the reader's senses. In this text, the word responsible for this is the adjective "rippulous" that stimulates the reader's hearing so that the reader can "hear" the sound of the pond described in the text by reading.

Answer 2

Hey there!

Correct answer is D: The noun “rippulous” helps the reader “hear” the pond.

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