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read the passage. when the heat like a mist veil floats, and poppies flame in the eye, and the silver note in the streamlets throat has softened almost to a sigh it is july which best identifies and interprets the device underlined in the passage? a.the device is a metaphor, it compares water to silver b.the device is a simile; it appeals to sense of the sound by comparing he after to a sigh c.the device is sensory language; it appeals to hearing by suggesting the creek is mostly quite because the heat of summer has dried up its water d.the device is a motif; it creates a sense of softness due to the repetition of the s sound

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sensory language

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Let's organize this out a bit.

The passage states:
When the heat like a mist veil floats,
And poppies flame in the eye,
And the silver note in the streamlets throat has softened,
Almost to a sigh.
It is July.

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According to this passage, all these words are using sensory language. It appeals to hearing by suggesting the creek is mostly quite because the heat of summer has dried up its water

Answer: Choice C
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