Question

What effect does the phrase "walk the lonesome diving board" have on the text?

It sets up the conflict between two characters.

It describes the appearance of the diving board.

It emphasizes the narrator's feeling of anxiety.

It gives background information about the main character.

Answer 1

It emphasizes the narrator's feeling of anxiety.

Step-by-step explanation:

Describing the diving board as "lonesome" shows that the narrator is nervous about going onto it all by her/him self and having to jump off it.

ALSO...

I just took the test. I chose "It describes the appearance of the diving board", but it was wrong and the correct answer is "It emphasizes the narrator's feeling of anxiety.

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