Question

Kew Gardens
by Virginia Wolff

The elder man had a curiously uneven and shaky method of walking, jerking his hand forward and throwing up his head abruptly, rather in the manner of an impatient carriage horse tired of waiting outside a house; but in the man these gestures were irresolute and pointless. He talked almost incessantly; he smiled to himself and again began to talk, as if the smile had been an answer. He was talking about spirits—the spirits of the dead, who, according to him, were even now telling him all sorts of odd things about their experiences in Heaven.

“Heaven was known to the ancients as Thessaly, William, and now, with this war, the spirit matter is rolling between the hills like thunder."



"Kew Gardens" by Virginia Woolf

Question
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Select the correct answers from the lists.

(2 points)
In the second paragraph, the man uses figurative language comparing
to
in the cultural context of
.

Answer 1

He compares the "spirit matter" (the spirits of the dead) to "thunder" in the cultural context of the war.