Question

Read this paragraph from Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness. “The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore. The Chapman lighthouse, a three-legged thing erect on a mud-flat, shone strongly. Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down. And farther west on the upper reaches the place of the monstrous town was still marked ominously on the sky, a brooding gloom in sunshine, a lurid glare under the stars.” How does the structure of the underlined sentence differ from the other sentences in the paragraph, and what effect does the sentence’s structure have on the meaning of the paragraph? A. It uses more descriptive, elaborate language, which sets the language style in the rest of the story. B. It uses more action words, which sets the pace at which actions will unfold in the rest of the story. C. It is more clipped, so that it is read in bursts of words, which creates a rhythm for the rest of the story. D. It depends on punctuation to chunk the text into readable parts, which determines the speed of the rest of the story.

Answer 1

The underlined sentence from Conrad's text is clipped compared to the rest of the paragraph, creating a rhythmic flow that suggests movement and dynamism, reflecting the activity of lights along the shore.

Step-by-step explanation:

The structure of the underlined sentence in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness differs from the other sentences in the paragraph by being more clipped, which contributes to a specific rhythm within the text. This rhythm is created by the bursts of words that hint at a sense of movement or activity, enhancing the feeling of a bustling environment and contrasting with the stillness suggested by other parts of the paragraph. The shorter structure also reflects the manner in which the lights appeared along the shore, providing both a visual and textual cadence that simulates the flashing and movement of lights in the darkness.

Choosing between the given options, the correct answer would be:

• Option C: It is more clipped, so that it is read in bursts of words, which creates a rhythm for the rest of the story.

Other sentences in the paragraph use a more descriptive and slower-paced language that focuses on the setting and atmosphere. The juxtaposition of the clipped sentence with the rest adds dynamism to the paragraph, influencing the flow and speed at which the narrative is perceived by the reader.

Answer 2

Answer: I think the answer is A

Explanation: Its much more descriptive than the other sentences