I was the product of a mixed marriage, across barely bridgeable lines: an Italian girl, an Irish boy. How quaint it seems now, how incendiary then Which of the following most accurately identifies two vivid words in the excerpt and explains their effect?
O A Product, meaning "result," implies something impersonal and contrasts strongly with barely bridgeable, meaning "difficult to connect."
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B. Italian and Irish are vivid adjectives that help readers clearly picture the writer's parents.
oc. Quaint, meaning "old-fashioned," implies something harmless and contrasts strongly with incendiary, meaning "causing flame."
O D. Marriage and lines are precise nouns that help readers understand the daring of the writer's parents.