Question

read the poems and review the storyboards and choose the best answer to each question. selection 1: from cities by h.d. can we believe - by an effort comfort our hearts: it is not waste all this, not placed here in disgust, street after street, each patterned alike, no grace to lighten a single house of the hundred. read lines 7 - 8 in selection 2. numberless crowded streets, high growths of iron, slender, strong, light, splendidly uprising towards clear skies. tides swift and ample, well - loved by me toward sundown. which best describes whitmans diction in these lines and its effect? a. diction: sensory language about nature, such as numberless, growths, and ample, is mixed with more generic terms such assundown and an expression of feeling (slender). effect: creates a celebratory voice that emphasizes the expansive energy of the city. b. diction: sensory language about nature, such as numberless, growths, and ample, is mixed with more generic terms such assundown and an expression of feeling (slender). effect: creates a sentimental voice that emphasizes the speakers longing to return to the city. c. diction: sensory language such as clear skies and an expression of feeling (well - loved) are mixed with more generic terms for force or quantity such as

Explanation:

The lines use sensory - related words like "Numberless", "ample", "clear skies" and feeling - expressing words like "slender", "well - loved". The positive and expansive language creates a celebratory mood about the city. Option A correctly describes the diction and its effect.

Answer:

A. Diction: Sensory language about nature, such as "Numberless", "growths", and "ample," is mixed with more generic terms such as "sundown" and an expression of feeling ("slender"). Effect: creates a celebratory voice that emphasizes the expansive energy of the city