Read the following excerpt from "The Comet" by W.E.B. Dubois. Then, answer the question that follows.

Question

Here at last was peace, and he groped moodily forward. A great rat leaped past him, and cobwebs crept across his face. He felt carefully around the room, shelf by shelf, on the muddied floor, and in crevice and corner. Nothing. Then he went back to the far end, where somehow the wall felt different. He pushed and pried.

Which type of imagery is present in this passage?

Smell
Sound
Taste
Touch

Answer 1

The type of imagery present in this passage is "Touch." The description of groping around the room, feeling carefully on the shelf, the muddied floor, and the wall that felt different all evoke a sense of physical contact and tactile sensation.