Manhattan Tropics

Question

by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner

The large calm lake in the middle was covered with rowboats in which novice rowers, outfitted in their Sunday best, spent so much effort trying to navigate out of tricky spots that little time remained for enjoyment. Almost all the girls had a flower in their hair, and those in the rowboats accentuate their finery with shrieks and peals of laughter. Some had never been in a boat.

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 sentences to answer the question.

Select true or false to indicate whether the author uses language to appeal to each of the following senses.

(1 point)
True False
smell

taste

touch

hearing

sight

Answer 1

To determine whether the author uses language to appeal to each of the senses in the excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics," let's analyze each one:

• Smell: False - There are no descriptions or language related to scents in the excerpt.

• Taste: False - There are no references or appeal to taste in the excerpt.

• Touch: False - The excerpt does not describe any tactile sensations or experiences.

• Hearing: True - The excerpt includes descriptions of "shriek and peals of laughter," which appeal to the sense of hearing.

• Sight: True - The visual descriptions of rowboats, novice rowers in Sunday best, and girls with flowers in their hair appeal to the sense of sight.

Here are the responses summarized:

• Smell: False
• Taste: False
• Touch: False
• Hearing: True
• Sight: True