Question

read the excerpt from hemingways a farewell to arms. the major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound - stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were pleased with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingways limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

Explanation:

When an author uses few adjectives, the ones that are used stand out more. Hemingway's minimalist style in this excerpt means each descriptive word (like "big" for the dugout) has greater impact. It's a common technique in literature (a sub - field of Arts) to create vividness through sparing use of description.

Answer:

It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful.