Question

guage development: conventions and style—
read the following passage. then, answer the
question(s).

even on his worst days, officer ragwa had a
sunny attitude. always smiling, always ready with a
kind word. officer ragwa had become our neighborhood’s
intimate outsider, the stranger everyone trusts. the non - believer we could all talk to.
up and down the dirty alleys, behind the
crumbling warehouses, inside vacant buildings,
wherever his patrols took him, ragwa brought
comfort as well as order.

which of these sentences from the passage features the
most vivid sensory details?
a. even on his worst days, officer ragwa had a
sunny attitude.
b. always smiling, always ready with a kind word,
officer ragwa had become our neighborhood’s
intimate outsider…
c. …wherever his patrols took him, ragwa brought
comfort as well as order.
d. his smile was a sparkling, glowing sunbeam, his
voice deep and honeyed; even the vanilla and
orange smell of his aftershave signified acceptance.
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Explanation:

Sensory details appeal to the five senses. Option D uses vivid descriptions for sight (sparkling, glowing sunbeam), sound (deep and honeyed voice) and smell (vanilla and orange smell of aftershave) to create a more vivid sensory experience compared to the other options which are more general statements.

Answer:

D. His smile was a sparkling, glowing sunbeam, his voice deep and honeyed; even the vanilla and orange smell of his aftershave signified acceptance