Kara walked through the lot as the coming storm transformed the sky into an angry sea of shadowy figures. She unlocked the door just as Kevin shouted her name. The wind began to howl, and the rest of Kevin's words were lost in a cacophony of rustling leaves and tortured branches as they scraped against the building. She began walking toward him when the rain started, the shower soaking her immediately, the strands of her wet hair striking her cheeks like a lash. What is an example of imagery in the passage?
A. the strands of her wet hair striking her cheeks like a lash. B. She unlocked the door just as Kevin shouted C. She began walking toward him when the rain started D. the rest of Kevin's words were lost

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I think it's the strands of her wet hair striking her cheeks like a lash. It is a simile, but that's pretty much the same as imagery. 

An example of imagery in the passage is:

  • A. the strands of her wet hair striking her cheeks like a lash

Imagery is the use of visually descriptive words that  evokes a mental image of the scene that is described in the mind of the reader.

According to the given excerpt, we can see that Kara is walkin through the parking lot and suddenly, the weather changed and before long, it started raining.

The way the author made use of imagery is where he described her wet hair that had already been affected by the rain and how they were striking her cheeks like a lash.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A

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