Question

How does the image of a "big, yeasty mound of dough rising in her

chest" affect the passage?
O It helps convey Zoë's anticipation.
It helps create an absurd tone.
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It helps establish a joyful mood.
It helps demonstrate Zoë's creativity.
Affect the passage?

Answer 1

It conveys anticipation.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are many literary expressions that simulate or evoke the feeling of nervousness, apprehension, or anticipation. Having butterflies in one's stomach or ants in one's pants describe nervousness and ansiness well because it is easy to imagine how it would feel for those things to actually be where we say they are.

The same applies to yeast. Imagining a mass of bread dough rising in a bowl inside our chest evokes an image of pressure and angst. The tension is building more and more and the anticipation is rising!