The torrent of pedestrians and vehicles is endless—streetcars, buses, automobiles, horse-carts, truck, trains, bicycles, motorcycles, airplanes and wheelbarrows; fire engines, with their high-powered motors and ear-splitting sirens; the shouts of children and adults; the buzz of conversation of the human swarm on the sidewalks; guffaws, curses, cries; the explosion of a backfiring engine; wheels that bump over the rails and rend all tranquility; the spinning of propellers boring thunderously through space.

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Excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)

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Use the paragraph to answer the question.

What is the main effect of the author including so many different examples of sensory language in the sentence?

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It demonstrates how living in New York is an assault on all of a person’s senses.
It demonstrates how living in New York is

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an overwhelming and chaotic experience that engages every aspect of a person's perception.