The phrase "sick with grief, sick with longing at the sight of the dust-free circles left behind" is an example of sensory language that focuses on the sense of sight.
The kitchen still held a butcher-block table with a family of plates. Ona piled them one on top of the other and pulled them to her chest, sick with grief, sick with longing at the sight of the dust-free circles left behind. After rinsing each dish in the creek, she dried them with her shirtsleeve and put them back in place. At dusk, fingertips numb, Ona tore sheets of bark from the tree, building herself a papery cradle on the uneven floorboards where she could sleep for years. Question 1 Use the bold sentence from the passage to fill in the blanks. (2 points) The phrase is an example of sensory language that focuses on the sense of .
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