Coming to our senses test In paragraph 2, why does the author present detailed information about the senses?

Since carmen was so hungry she stopped at the deli and brought a sandwich identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

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