Question

What effect does the following line have on the poem?

their tempo keeping time like a moving train

A. it shows the difference between the noises of a cicada and a train
B. it imitates the ticking sound of a train traveling on a railway
C.it creates a sense of traveling
D. it compares cicada to a train on a railway

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is B

Explanation: In this case, the repeated sounds have a hard T sound. They are tempo and time. By using the “T” sound, the audience gets a sense of the cicadas chirping keeping a beat with a tapping or ticking sound (the same rhythmic sound made by a train traveling on its tracks).

Answer 2

The answer is ... B