Read the excerpt from Silent Spring. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines.

Which phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town? Select five options.

heart of America
live in harmony
with its surroundings
lay in the midst
hillsides of orchards
in autumn
blaze of color
backdrop of pines

1.heart of america

2.live in harmony

3.blaze of color

4.backdrop of pines

5.hillsides of orchards

Explanation:

these phrases all have a positive tone,by using words that are associated with positivity

number one is making it seem like the town is the fundamental place of America

number two is making the town seen peaceful

number three is insinuating that the town is vibrant

number four is showing that throughout the changing seasons, the pines stay the same, so there is a hint of normalcy in a constant factor in the city scape

number five is showing the town is in abundance

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

d

explanation:

i remember this its d