The lightning was near now, and from fear he walked so close behind me he kept stepping on my heels. the faster i walked, the faster he walked, so i began to run. the rain was coming, roaring through the pines, and then, like a bursting roman candle, a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning. when the deafening peal of thunder had died, and in the moment before the rain arrived, i heard doodle, who had fallen behind, cry out, “brother, brother, don’t leave me! don’t leave me! ” the imagery in this excerpt most reflects the sense of sight to emphasize the fear that doodle was feeling. the sense of sight to emphasize how difficult it was for the boys to see. the sense of sound to emphasize the frustration of the narrator. the sense of sound to emphasize the intense volume of the storm.

D) the sense of sound to emphasize the intense volume of the storm.

Explanation: Imagery is a literary device that consists in the use of detailed descriptions that evoke the reader's senses (sight, smell, touch, hearing or taste). In the given excerpt we can see an example of imagery in the phrase: " The rain was coming, roaring through the pines, and then, like a bursting Roman candle, a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning" this sentence evokes the sense of sound (or hearing) to emphasize the intense volume of the storm (the word roaring expresses this idea).

1) technical language (writen technical volcabulary)

2) ordinary langauge

3) literary language (because it's text with a rich, descriptive vocabulary)

4) scientific texts (includes texts such as medical reports, legal texts, academic journals, etc)

5) informational texts (texts that are used to convey information to readers, such as technical guides, costumer guides, textbooks)

6) poetic texts. because they are essays, short stories, poems, etc.