Which of the following best describes the diction of
this excerpt from "The Youngest Doll"?
"In those days, the family was nearly ruined; they
lived surrounded by a past that was breaking up
around them with the same impassive musicality with
which the dining room chandelier crumbled on the
frayed linen cloth of the dining room table."
(1 point)
Lofty and archaic
direct and dialectal
Vivid and figurative
casual and informal