Read the excerpt from the story of my life by helen keller. on the afternoon of that eventful day, i stood on the porch, dumb, expectant. i guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so i went to the door and waited on the steps. the afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face. my fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring. i did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.

which answer choice best describes the imagery in the excerpt?

(a)sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of hearing.
(b)a metaphor creates a visual image for the reader.
(c)a simile creates a visual image for the reader.
(d)sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of touch.

D) Sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of touch.

Explanation: Imagery is a literary device that consists in detailed descriptions that help the author to evoke the reader's senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch) and to create an image in the reader's mind. In the given excerpt from "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller we can see an example of the use of imagery to appeal to the reader's sense of touch, in phrases like: "My fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms" and "he afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face."

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.

the correct answer is option d. none of these. it is noted that options a, b, and c share the same content.

despite the valid answer provided at the last sentence of each of the options, a question/answer format shouldn't include humourous themed responses such as "you bet your thermal pj's we do." - unless of course, the answer is carried out in an informal environment. this could be replaced with a simple "yes" or "it is necessary".

the question should be re-phrased to a more appropiate syntaxis. instead of "do we need the greenhouse effect? ", it should be written as "is the greenhouse effect necessary? " in order to give it a general scope, instead of limiting the answer to the needs of "we" the humans.