Question

Spring Storm
by William Carlos Williams

But water, water

from a thousand runnels!

It collects swiftly,

dappled with black

cuts a way for itself

through green ice in the gutters.

Drop after drop it falls

from the withered grass-stems

of the overhanging embankment.



"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams

Question
Use the lines to answer the question.

Which line from the poem mainly appeals to the sense of hearing?

(1 point)
Responses

“Drop after drop it falls”
“Drop after drop it falls”

“It collects swiftly,”
“It collects swiftly,”

“dappled with black”
“dappled with black”

“through green ice in the gutters.”
“through green ice in the gutters.”

Answer 1

“Drop after drop it falls”

This line mainly appeals to hearing by evoking the repeated sound of water drops falling.