Question

Read the following excerpt from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Then answer the question that follows.
To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing.
The majority of Emerson's text reflects on the beauty of nature in long sentences. What is the purpose of these short sentences with little or no internal punctuation?
The use of short sentences reflects Emerson's purpose "to speak truly to his audience, without embellished language or lengthy syntax.
The use of short sentences reveals that Emerson does not actually like nature after all.
The use of short sentences informs the reader that Emerson is overly emotional about the beauty of nature.
The use of short sentences motivates the reader to go outside and look at the sun.

Answer 1

Emerson's purpose in using short sentences is "to speak truly to his audience, without embellished language or lengthy syntax," as stated in option A.

Why does Emerson use short sentences?

The length of the sentences written by an author can reflect a number of things:

• His style.

• His feelings.

• The pace of the story.

• His purpose.

Here, we are told that Emerson usually employs longer sentences. Why, then, would he use short sentences with little to no internal punctuation in this passage? Because his purpose is to be straightforward. To do so, he chooses language that is not embellished.

When we read the passage out loud, for example, we can see how direct those short sentences are. It is as if someone is expressing their opinion is a very candid manner.

With the information above in mind, we can conclude that option A is the correct answer for this question.

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