Question

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (excerpt) It was Wells who had shouldered him into the square ditch the day before because he would not swop his little snuff box for Wells's seasoned hacking chestbut, the conqueror of forty. It was a mean thing to do; all the fellows said it was. And how cold and slimy the water had been! And a fellow had once seen a big rat jump plop into the scom. The cold slime of the ditch covered his whole body, and, when the bell rang for study and the lines filed out of the playrooms, he felt the cold air of the corridor and staircase inside his clothes. Select the correct answer. What does the sensory language in the excerpt convey about Stephen's feelings? A. It shows the ridicule and humiliation Stephen feels after wells throws him into the ditch B. It shows the vengefulness Stephen feels because of wells actions twords him C. It shows stephan intense desire to run away after being humiliated by wells. D. It shows the cruelty of the pecking order among the boys at school​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is A. It shows the ridicule and humiliation Stephen feels after Wells throws him into the ditch. The sensory language used in the passage, such as "cold and slimy," "the cold slime of the ditch covered his whole body," and "the cold air of the corridor and staircase inside his clothes," conveys a sense of physical discomfort and unpleasantness that Stephen experiences as a result of being thrown into the ditch. The use of sensory language helps the reader to better understand and empathize with Stephen's feelings of ridicule and humiliation.