Question

“payah kun,” said the eldest magician, meaning, “that is quite right”; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that all-the-elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great himalayan mountains, and you can look them out on the map. . . . then the moon rose big and full over the water, and the eldest magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, “ho! fisher of the moon, are you playing with the sea?” —“the crab that played with the sea,” rudyard kipling how does the use of imagery create meaning?
○ the imagery emphasizes the compassion and authority of the eldest magician.
○ the imagery explains how the animals are responsible for creating nature.
○ the imagery reveals the power that the old man has over the moon.
○ the imagery highlights the importance of earth, moon, and sea.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The text shows the Eldest Magician breathing on rocks to create Himalayas (compassionate act of shaping nature) and addressing the Moon - fisher (authoritative command), so imagery emphasizes his compassion and authority.
• Analyze Option 2: The text has the Eldest Magician creating nature, not animals, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 3: The Eldest Magician is addressing the Moon - fisher, not having power over the moon himself, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 4: The imagery focuses on the Eldest Magician's actions, not the importance of earth, moon, sea in general, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. The imagery emphasizes the compassion and authority of the Eldest Magician.