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Use the excerpt below to answer items 11-12.The Crow-Child (Excerpt)by Mary Mapes DodgeMidway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner "The Rookery." The forest shut out the sunlight and scowled upon the ground, breaking with shadows every ray that fell, until only a few little pieces lay scattered about. But the broad lake invited all the rays to come and rest upon her, so that sometimes she shone from shore to shore, and the sun winked and blinked above her, as though dazzled by his own reflection. The cottage, which was very small, had sunny windows and dark windows. Only from the roof could you see the mountains beyond, where the light crept up in the morning and down in the evening, turning all the brooks into living silver as it passed. What is the primary effect of the author’s language in this description of the setting of the story?(1 point)ResponsesIt shows the contrast between day and night.It shows the contrast between day and night.It emphasizes the characters’ emotional conflict.It emphasizes the characters’ emotional conflict.It creates a vivid contrast between the forest and the lake.It creates a vivid contrast between the forest and the lake.It describes the exact location of the cottage.It describes the exact location of the cottage.Skip to navigation

Answer 1

It creates a vivid contrast between the forest and the lake.