by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner
The torrent of pedestrians and vehicles is endless—streetcars, buses, automobiles, horse-carts, truck, trains, bicycles, motorcycles, airplanes and wheelbarrows; fire engines, with their high-powered motors and ear-splitting sirens; the shouts of children and adults; the buzz of conversation of the human swarm on the sidewalks; guffaws, curses, cries; the explosion of a backfiring engine; wheels that bump over the rails and rend all tranquility; the spinning of propellers boring thunderously through space.
Excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)
Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
What is the main effect of the author including so many different examples of sensory language in the sentence?
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Responses
It illustrates what it is like to hear the intensity and variety of noises in New York.
It illustrates what it is like to hear the intensity and variety of noises in New York.
It demonstrates how living in New York is an assault on all of a person’s senses.
It demonstrates how living in New York is an assault on all of a person’s senses.
It suggests that a person who lives in New York enjoys all the activity and motion.
It suggests that a person who lives in New York enjoys all the activity and motion.
It emphasizes that a lot of people live together in a small area in New York.
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The main effect of the author including so many different examples of sensory language in the sentence is:
It demonstrates how living in New York is an assault on all of a person’s senses.
This choice captures the overwhelming and chaotic nature of the sounds and activities described, highlighting the intensity of the experience in the city.
