How does the structure of this verse influence the poem?


Out of an unseen quarry evermore

Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer

Curves his white bastions with projected roof

Round every windward stake, or tree, or door.

(from “The Snow Storm” by Ralph Waldo Emerson)

AThe increasing line lengths enhance the mood of the verse.

BThe increasing line lengths help to build up the emotion expressed in the verse.

CThe increasing line lengths enhance the vividness of the imagery in the verse.

DThe increasing line lengths enhance the sound of the verse.