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What is the effect of Orwell’s choice to include this description of the elephant: "…thick blood welled out of him like red velvet..."?

A. It creates anxiety and a sense of foreboding in the reader.


B. It lets the reader know that Orwell did not want to kill the elephant.


C. It provides a mental image of how the elephant's thick rough skin contrasts with the smoothness of velvet.


D. The luxurious image contrasts with the brutal reality of the elephant's dying.

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Answer:

D. The luxurious image contrasts with the

brutal reality of the elephant dying.

Sorry if I'm wrong

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