The dying fire burns his face and the metal bites his fingers, but he manages to arrange the cooling roots in such a way that they do not touch, the same way Mark arranges them.

Question

Excerpt from "From the Caves". © 2021 Thea Prieto. Published by Red Hen Press

Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

Which sense does the author focus on to convey Sky’s experience?

(1 point)
Responses

taste
taste

sight
sight

smell
smell

touch

Answer 1

The author focuses on the sense of touch to convey Sky’s experience, as shown by phrases like "the metal bites his fingers" and "the cooling roots." Therefore, the correct response is:

touch