Question

She tried to remember. no, i swear he never harmed me but in that. he never harmed me but in that . . . and what if he did? there was the day, the day, but a whirl of dark smoke rose and covered it, crept up and over into the bright field where everything was planted so carefully in orderly rows. what is one purpose of the symbolism used in this passage?

a.to link two unlike concepts: a field and mountains
b.to make a connection between granny and the reader
c.to compare granny to "a whirl of dark smoke"
d.to illustrate the destruction of granny's dream

Answer 1

then he did

I think d

Answer 2

Symbolism is a literary device that uses one thing, generally a physical object, to represent something more abstract.

The purpose of symbolism used in this passage is (D) to illustrate the destruction of granny's dream. The author presents the nature of Granny's thoughts. Symbolism is expressed by the acknowledgement of the "dark smoke" that covered granny's dream.