Question

read the excerpt from khubsoot in cairo
it is a sad thing to see a bony-legged, shaky, rickety
legged man straddling the two ankles of his throatlagainst sunsets on holding horror thoughts about
the spray of pulp heads shown in water. he is very
crown. down, man, coming to his bandy knees, almost
kissing them
which statement best describes toomers use of
punctuation in this excerpt?

• the hyphens show khoobsoots lack of verbal

connection

• the hyphens emphasize khoobsoots scattered

t houghts.

• the ellipses emphasize the -expression khoobsoot

feels

• the ellipses supports that khoobsoot cannot find his

coherence

Explanation:

The excerpt uses hyphens to create compound descriptive terms like "bony-honed, shaky, ricket-legged" and "smashed-in, hollow" to vividly detail Roderick's physical and mental frailty, emphasizing his weakened, unsettled state. The correct option aligns with this use of punctuation to highlight his deteriorated condition.

Answer:

The hyphens emphasize Roderick's unsettled physique.