Question

Which sentence best uses sensory language to describe the setting?

A. I felt a sinking in my stomach as I contemplated life in a city I no longer knew as my home; I wanted to move to eastern Tennessee.
B. I pleaded my case with passion, my lips trembling and my eyes flashing as I contrasted my adoptive state's assets to my native one's liabilities.
C. As I pleaded my case, I imagined the blue haze that hung over the mountains, the breathtaking overlooks, and the smell of the pine-scented air.
D. I had been to a number of beautiful places throughout the country, but none had the attraction for me as the pristine mountains of eastern Tennessee.

Answer 1

I believe, from looking at this, the answer is C.

Answer 2

Answer: C. As I pleaded my case, I imagined the blue haze that hung over the mountains, the breathtaking overlooks, and the smell of the pine-scented air.

Sensory language is that which intends to create images by appealing to our five senses. In this case, option A and B use sensory language. However, they do not use it in order to describe the setting. Option D, on the other hand, does address the setting, but does not use sensory language. Finally, Option C describes "the breathtaking looks" and "the smell of the pine-scented air" of Tennessee. This option describes the setting while using sensory language.