Question

Read the sentence from the passage.

"Under this great archway, then, against one of these doors, his big paws just inside the shadow line,-for it was not winter, but a brilliant summer morning, the grass all dusted with powered diamonds, the sky a turquoise, the air a joy,-under this archway, I say, sat a big St. Bernard dog, squat on his haunches, his head well up, like a guard."

What is the effect of the imagery used to describe the scene?
A. It conveys the apprehension that the narrator feels upon approaching the large animal.
B. It foreshadows the events that will unfold in the same location later in the passage.
C. It implies that the scene would look and feel very different at another time of year.
D. It adds grandness and majesty to an otherwise simple scene.​

Answer 1

The effect of the imagery used to describe the scene by adding grandness and majesty to an otherwise simple scene.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The common train found in a lot of writers is to give a vivid description to an otherwise simple scene. Here, the crux or the core component of the story is the dog is sitting like a guard under the archway.

Powered diamonds might refer to the dew on the grass, implying that it is early in the morning. Air- a joy might mean that the air is blowing with full energy. The main content of the sentence is that the dog is sitting under the archway.