Question

Which of the following excerpts from "Time Enough At Last" by Lynn Venable does not contain imagery?

O She had been a pretty good wife, now that it was all said and done.
There was no whine of sirens, no shouting, no running, just an ominous and all pervading silence.
O There had been an aged, scholarly gentleman who sat on the other side of the door, leisurely paging, moving his lips a little as he did so.
O Henry saw a pink splash that he knew was his hand, and a white blob come up to meet the pink as he withdrew his pocket handkerchief and
carefully dusted the lenses.

Answer 1

The correct answer is excerpt O: 'She had been a pretty good wife, now that it was all said and done.' This excerpt does not contain imagery.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is the following excerpt: O She had been a pretty good wife, now that it was all said and done. This excerpt does not contain imagery because it does not use descriptive language to create a sensory experience for the reader. Imagery is the use of vivid and descriptive language to create mental images and evoke the reader's senses. The other excerpts use specific details and descriptive language to paint a picture in the reader's mind, engaging their senses.

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