Read the passage.
Atop the gorge, a summer evening party was in full swing. Parents, children, friends. All ages. All together to enjoy the soft evening after summer’s midday sweltering heat.
Swirls of color swathed the sky; yellow to orange to red to purple dotted with the outlines of cumulous clouds clinging to the horizon. The vastness overwhelmed the crowd. The playful peals of children’s laughter faded in silent awe as the magical scene unfolded before them.
Read the passage.
Atop the gorge, a summer evening party was in full swing. Parents, children, friends. All ages. All together to enjoy the soft evening after summer’s midday sweltering heat.
Swirls of color swathed the sky; yellow to orange to red to purple dotted with the outlines of cumulous clouds clinging to the horizon. The vastness overwhelmed the crowd. The playful peals of children’s laughter faded in silent awe as the magical scene unfolded before them.
Which stylistic element most contributes to the author’s poetic voice?
the use of sentence fragments to set the scene
the use of a variety of punctuation to develop ideas
the use of short, choppy sentences to quicken the pace
the use of figurative language to create vivid imagery
