The central idea conveyed by the use of sensory and kinesthetic imagery in the sentence is that "Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where she was before." This interpretation aligns with her determination to find safety and the decision to settle in the bungalow despite its damaged state.
Sinking and Swaddled
by Beth Gilstrap
Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her
instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest. The public would not stand
for the sinking of a national forest so when she found a slate bungalow, she settled
there. Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and
the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet,
abandoned home. It wasn’t sinking.
"Sinking and Swaddled" from Deadheading and Other Stories © Beth Gilstrap.
Published by Red Hen Press, 2021.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
What central idea is conveyed by the use of sensory and kinesthetic
imagery in the sentence?
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Ona does not want to stay at the damaged bungalow she finds on her way
to the national forest.
Ona is worried about the damage she sees at the bungalow and suspects it
will decay further.
Ona will only stay briefly in an abandoned bungalow because it is missing
two walls.
Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where
she was before.
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