Question

1. what is the effect of the dashes in the lines from david yezzis free period, in which the speaker describes a girls shining, dark hair? it wasnt his, god knows, or mine, as i, months later, learned hopelessly—almost fatally, it felt—or even hers to suggest how quickly emotions can shift to suggest how fragile love can be to suggest how jealous the boyfriend felt to suggest how angry the girl became

Explanation:

The dashes in the lines ("hopelessly—almost fatally, it felt—or even hers") create pauses that reflect the shifting, uncertain emotions of the speaker as they grapple with their feelings about the girl's hair. This aligns with the idea of emotions shifting quickly. The other options (fragile love, boyfriend's jealousy, girl's anger) are not supported by the dashes' effect here—there's no focus on love's fragility, the boyfriend's jealousy, or the girl's anger in the context of the dashes.

Answer:

A. to suggest how quickly emotions can shift