Read the passage.Alden watched from the window in front of his desk that looked out over the cul-de-sac. Snow was spread like icing on a cake as far as the eye could see. The snow’s endless white was broken only by the bright colors of the coats, scarves, gloves, and hats worn by the children who bounced around like beachballs in the first heavy snowfall of the year. He took off his glasses and clicked his eyes shut. He was a camera capturing the beautiful scene to hang forever in the room of his memory.
Answer
A
the use of parallel sentence structure to emphasize emotion
B
the use of informal language to convey a casual tone
C
the adherence to standard grammar rules to convey ideas
D
the use of figurative language to create visual imagery
Explanation
The passage uses comparisons and a metaphor to help readers picture Alden’s view. The snow is compared to icing on a cake, the children to beachballs, and Alden imagines himself as a camera capturing the scene. These examples of figurative language create vivid visual imagery, so the correct choice is “the use of figurative language to create visual imagery.”
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