Question

I have to stick my railroad watch in my jean watchpocket and cut out allowing myself exactly 8 minutes to the station and the 7:15 train No. 112 I have to catch for the ride five miles to Bayshore through four tunnels, emerging from the sad Rath scene of Frisco gloom gleak in the rainymouth fogmourning to a sudden valley with grim hills rising to the sea, bay on the left, the fog rolling in.

Which phrase from the excerpt supports the idea that the rhythm of jazz music played an important role in Kerouac’s writing style?
railroad watch in my jean watchpocket
five miles to Bayshore through four tunnels
gloom gleak in the rainymouth fogmourning
sudden valley with grim hills rising to the sea

Answer 1

"gloom gleak in the rainymouth fogmourning"

Explanation: the phrase’s invented, rhythmic sounds and internal rhymes mimic musical syncopation and breath-driven cadence—characteristics of the jazz-influenced, spontaneous-prose style Kerouac used.