Citing passages from a text is one way to provide elaboration in an essay.
The reason why this would be your answer is because when you cite your source, it allows to person to go to the source to see more information about the quote you got, and not leave them empty handed. If you didn't cite you source, it would be considered plagiarism, and wouldn't allow the reader to get to know more about the quote and what happens.
Answer:
It provides a "single powerful spectacle" for the imagination's eye.
My complaint is.
Littering on the beach. Too many people just throw their trash on the beach for someone else to clean up. Well no one will clean it up.It gets washed into the ocean where sea creatures can get to it. Then come along some innocent dolphins interested on whats lying in the ocean. They start playing with it and suddenly they get trapped in the trash. they could get badly hurt or even die. Just from people littering. So please any one whose reading this if you go to the beach any time soon. Don't litter and clean up other trash you see lying around.