As you read these lines from “A Fence,” note how the author uses the nuances of some words to make a point.
Now the stone house on the lake front is finished and the
workmen are beginning the fence.
The palings are made of iron bars with steel points that
can stab the life out of any man who falls on them.
Which word choices best represent the author’s use of language’s nuances?
a.) iron bars
b.) any man who falls on them
c.) stab the life out of
d.) stone, finished