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Which excerpt from "Binding Memories” contains imagery that helps the reader understand why the speaker loves books?
No matter how many were printed,
there was only one copy like mine.
I stole—well, borrowed—
the shoe box of letters
I’m glad I’m a “romantic soul,”
that my work is worthwhile.
I cherished the musty smell of the paper,
the permanence of the deep black ink,
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"I cherished the musty smell of the paper, the permanence of the deep black ink,"
This line uses sensory imagery (the smell of paper and the visual image of dark, permanent ink) to show why the speaker loves books—nostalgia, physical presence, and the sense of lastingness.
This line uses sensory imagery (the smell of paper and the visual image of dark, permanent ink) to show why the speaker loves books—nostalgia, physical presence, and the sense of lastingness.
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