In
which passage is it clearest that the author is using diction to achieve
some kind of effect?
• A. The dog barked as the mail carrier walked up the stairs and
knocked on the front door.
B. The
mother gingerly tucked the blanket around her sleepy child
and crept a like a mouse out the door.
C. The shark's fin moved around the raft, which held four
shipwrecked survivors.
D. The teacher stood
at the door smiling brightly
and welcoming
each student to her classroom on the first day of school.