In "Mami and Papi," why does the author use sensory detail in her descriptions of the setting? a. She wants readers to be able to imagine the setting of Puerto Rico.

b. She knows that none of her readers can relate to her childhood.

c. She wants to recreate scenes that she can no longer remember well.

d. She thinks that using such details will impress her parents.

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.