Question

Which statement best explains how the poet’s use figurative language in this excerpt conveys the tone?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. The speaker conveys a sense of disgust by using sensory details to portray a grimy city scene.

Explanation:

The excerpt from "Preludes" focuses on describing a dirty and depressing city scene. This is mainly expressed through details that appeal to the senses, such as "now a gusty shower wraps" or "And newspapers from vacant lots" because these appeal to the reader's sight and show the pollution of the city. This means, in this poem the author uses sensory details to show how grimy the city is. Moreover, the tone or attitude of the speaker is disgust because the author shows this dirtiness is negative through details such as "the grimy scraps". According to this, the correct answer is A.