Why does the author use the words "ghostly hollow" and "woody skeleton" to describe the yucca tree (line 6) ?

To communicate the plant's extraordinary beauty

To emphasize the danger of the plant's leaves

To highlight the plant's frightening appearance

To reveal the author's preoccupation with death

To highlight the plant's frightening appearance

Explanation:

The words ghostly hollow would express a frightening tree that is actually scary and has little to no life, along wth woody skeleton that speaks about a thin tree that seems to be dying but is still is there to be seen and is scary for people that see it.

The author uses the words "ghostly hollow" and "woody skeleton"

To highlight the plant's frightening appearance