Read the paragraph. The day dawned gray and still, with dreary clouds that sat as guardians of the gloom. The dogs started to bark. She was here. With a deep sigh, I picked up my suitcase and headed out the door to my new foster home.

What is the purpose of the descriptive language in the paragraph?

It paints a picture of the morning to reflect the character’s mood.
It indicates that the character is moving to a new home.
It provides sensory details that create an exciting conclusion.
It uses hyperbole to indicate that the mood is one of sadness.

Read the paragraph from a student's literary essay comparing two different works (1) sandra cisneros's "mericans" is about a young american girl of mexican descent who is struggling to find her own cultural identity (2) cisneros illustrates this through a number of images and ideas. (3) for example, the speaker, micaela, calls her grandmother "awful," and seems to resent the woman's strict views and religious ideals. (4) the speaker also mentions how she and her brother emulate characters from popular american television programs when they play make-believe. (5) lastly, she describes physically standing outside her family's church, an act that symbolizes the fact that she feels like an outsider to mexican culture. (6) although micaela is of mexican descent, she seems to feel a stronger connection to the united states. this paragraph supports the idea that micaela wishes her heritage was different because she has difficulty relating to her grandmother. wants to find her own unique identity that is separate from her brother and her grandmother will never accept her mexican roots because of her feelings toward her grandmother identifies with her mexican heritage in a different way than her grandmother mark this and return save and exit next submit