From
The Song of the Cardinal III by Porter

The breeze was coming stiffly and steadily now, unlike anything the Cardinal ever had known, for its cool breath told of ice-bound fields breaking up under the sun. Its damp touch was from the spring showers washing the face of the northland. Its subtle odour was the commingling of myriads of unfolding leaves and crisp plants, upspringing; its pungent perfume was the pollen of catkins.

from
The Magic Soap Bubble by Cory

The big drum went "Bum, bum, bum, diddle dum," and pranced around on a pair of short, fat legs in red stockings. Two fat little arms beat the drumsticks on the top of his head, or what appeared to be the top of his head, which was in reality a funny face, which winked and blinked as the drumsticks traveled over the queer little features.
"Toot! toot!" went the big yellow horn, as his fat little fingers pressed in the brass stops that made the notes high or low, or soft or shrill. Over the floor he skipped, after the round, fat drum.
Which BEST describes how structure contributes to meaning and style?
A) Both authors use formal dialogue and humor to express the comical side of life.
B) Both authors use sensory images and dialogue to express the struggle to be understood.
C) Porter uses sensory images and Cory uses dialogue and onomatopoeia to make the stories more interesting.
D) Porter uses sensory images and Cory uses formal dialogue and hyperbole to make the stories more frightening.

I apologize if this is a lot, nut this is an ELA Interim on USA Test Prep, I'm homeschooled and I need all the points I can get. Also, I just joined