Read the excerpt from "John Burns of Gettysburg” by Bret Harte.I might tell how but the day beforeJohn Burns stood at his cottage door,Looking down the village street,Where, in the shade of his peaceful vine,He heard the low of his gathered kine,And felt their breath with incense sweetOr I might say, when the sunset burnedThe old farm gable, he thought it turned
Answer
A
“I might tell how but the day before/John Burns stood at his cottage door”
B
“Looking down the village street/ Where, in the shade of his peaceful vine”
C
“He heard the low of his gathered kine,/And felt their breath with incense sweet”
D
“Or I might say, when the sunset burned/The old farm gable, he thought it turned”
Explanation
The lines in choice C appeal to hearing and smell: Burns hears the “low” of the cattle and senses their breath as “incense sweet.” These sensory details create imagery that makes the farm scene vivid. The other choices mainly describe where Burns is or what he sees.
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