Read this excerpt from "Ritmo/Rhythm” by Margarita Engle. Older cousins show me how to shake the mule’s quijada , to make the blunt teeth rattle. Guitars. Drums. Gourds. Sticks. A cow bell. A washboard. Pretty soon, we have a whole orchestra. How does the poet’s use of line length contribute to the imaginative tone of the excerpt?
Answer
A
It places an emphasis on the materials the speaker is using to construct the “orchestra.”
B
It signals time passing by showing how “pretty soon” the speaker is able to collect many items.
C
It builds momentum by demonstrating how the speaker respects the “older cousins.”
D
It characterizes the setting as absurd as the speaker is using a “washboard” to make sound.