Question

Read the word in parentheses; then decide which of these sentences most effectively translates an

abstract concept into a mental picture.
A. (Sunrise) The rising sun transformed the canyon into bright stone and deep shadow.
B. (Freedom) On her twenty-first birthday, Lola declared herself a woman.
C. (Studious) Lucy lay on her bed reading a back issue of National Geographic.
D. (Rumors) Whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of boiled cabbage.

Answer 1

D. (Rumors) Whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of boiled cabbage.

Answer 2

From the options given above, the correct answer should be:

D. (Rumors) Whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of boiled cabbage.

The use of imagery is highly evident in this sentence as it evokes a wide range of imagination through the effective play of words.