Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase?

a) camping by the lakeside, the squawking geese kept me awake.
b) after brushing on another stroke of fiery crimson, the canvas looked complete.
c) peering through the rain spattered window, the scenery appeared lush and verdant.
d) kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings