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

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Darryl Knapp

21 June, 01:53

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

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Pierre Aguilar · Answer 1

The answer is ... B

Harper Leblanc · Answer 2

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).