Question

read the quotation from \song of myself.\
i depart as air, i shake my white locks at the runaway sun,
i effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.
how do the words eddies and drift affect the tone of the second line?

• they give the line a distanced tone.
• they give the actions described a feeling of importance.
• they make it difficult to comprehend the line’s meaning.
• they create a sense of movement.

Explanation:

"Eddies" refers to swirling water currents, and "drift" means to move slowly with a current. Both words evoke a sense of gentle, unforced motion, which shapes the line's tone by emphasizing movement rather than distance, importance, or confusion.

Answer:

They create a sense of movement.