Cicadas humming and leaf blowers roaring appeal to the reader's hearing. Language like that is:
AGrammar
BSyntax
CDiction
DImagery
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Imagery
1. The five senses are engaged.
2. The reader almost hears it.
3. It is imagery.
_Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 16, Print or Textual Analysis._
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