English

Shayla Kaufman

14 February, 09:37

Read this excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath.

[The tractors) ignored hills and guiches, water courses,

fences, houses.

Which sentence best describes Steinbeck's diction here?

O A. He omits "and" at the end of the sentence to show how many

things were ignored.

OB. He uses the word "ignored to show that the tractors had no

connection with the land.

O C. He uses words about farming to show his reader that he knows

what he's talking about.

D. He uses the words "hills and gulches" to describe the highs and

lows of the tenant experience.