In the second paragraph, the two commas in the last sentence serve which of the following purposes? A. They indicate a hierarchical relationship between the three phrases in the sentence.

B. They create an equivalency between the author’s assertions in the last two clauses and a claim of his opponents in the first clause.

C. They separate three related objections to which the author imagines himself responding.

D. They set off a clause that clarifies an idea introduced in the first clause.

E. They connect the author’s ideas to those of his imagined audience

Answer C

Explanation:

Correct. The author uses the two commas to separate three comments, introduced by “But you will tell me,” that his audience could make to counter his earlier argument about nineteenth-century artists’ relationship to their surroundings. By using commas this way, the author is able to quickly identify and distinguish among three related claims within a potential counterargument to his own views. Doing so allows him to begin refuting this counterargument in the next paragraph.

sight: watching a movie

touch: petting a dog

smell: smelling dinner

hearing: listening to music

taste: eating pizza

- free verse.

- " in poetry, one of the best ways to practice technique is to write in. i want all to be unstressed so that “all the clocks” and “in the night” are matching anapests. many forms that sharpen skills are useful in free verse."