This excerpt is an example of woolf's use of as an experimental narrative form. from a description of the scene, we are transported into the mind of the harrowed war soldier, septimus. words such as wavered, quivered, burst, and throb, give us a sense of his . the description of the scene is reminiscent of the following line from a poem by william butler yeats: .

Read the following excerpt from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott momaday: the young plains culture of the kiowas withered and died like grass that is burned in the prairie wind. there came a day like destiny; in every direction, as far as the eye could see, carrion (animal carcasses) lay out in the land. the buffalo was the animal representation of the sun, the essential and sacrificial victim of the sun dance. when the wild herds were destroyed, so too was the will of the kiowa people. which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone? a. day like destiny b. lay out in the land c. far as the eye could see d. withered and died like grass