Which statement best paraphrases the author’s stated reason in this passage for describing Charley the poodle at great length? He is a large dog, so it takes a long time to describe him. The length of the description emphasizes his importance to the story. The author wants to show how much he loves his dog. The dog is unusual, so it is necessary to explain how he is special.

The length of the description emphasizes his importance to the story.

Explanation:

John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley tells the story of the author on his travels with his dog Charlie. The travelogue details the road trip that the famed author took around the United States with his trusted poodle.

In the stated passage about Charlie, the poddle "contributed much to the trip" which the narrator mentions. The dog is of great importance to the author, stating that Charles le Chien aka Charles "is a bond between strangers". This description of the dog in a much greater length is to emphasize on the importance of Charley to the story.

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.