Question

analyzing word choice and authors purpose in short stories

sight, smell, taste, touch, sound

• the flames kissed the sky with flickers of red, yellow, and orange.
• as i bit into the strawberry, my mouth filled with tartness.
• the music vibrated the floor and shook the walls.
• the garbage was so putrid and rotten that it made me gag.
• the scraping of snow shovels drowned out the generators dull hum.

Explanation:

Analyze the first sentence

The sentence is: "The flames kissed the sky with flickers of red, yellow, and orange."

• Key words: "flickers of red, yellow, and orange"
• Analysis: These words describe colors and visual movements, which appeal directly to the sense of sight.

Analyze the second sentence

The sentence is: "As I bit into the strawberry, my mouth filled with tartness."

• Key words: "bit into", "strawberry", "tartness"
• Analysis: "Tartness" describes a flavor profile experienced when eating, which appeals directly to the sense of taste.

Analyze the third sentence

The sentence is: "The music vibrated the floor and shook the walls."

• Key words: "vibrated", "shook"
• Analysis: Feeling vibrations and shaking is a physical sensation felt through physical contact, which appeals directly to the sense of touch.

Analyze the fourth sentence

The sentence is: "The garbage was so putrid and rotten that it made me gag."

• Key words: "putrid", "rotten"
• Analysis: These words describe a foul odor or scent, which appeals directly to the sense of smell.

Analyze the fifth sentence

The sentence is: "The scraping of snow shovels drowned out the generator's dull hum."

• Key words: "scraping", "drowned out", "dull hum"
• Analysis: These words describe sounds and auditory experiences, which appeal directly to the sense of sound.

Answer:

No.	Problem	Answer
2	As I bit into the strawberry, my mouth filled with tartness.	taste
3	The music vibrated the floor and shook the walls.	touch
4	The garbage was so putrid and rotten that it made me gag.	smell
5	The scraping of snow shovels drowned out the generator's dull hum.	sound