Allie Perkins

English

18 May, 22:43

What is the influence of symbolism in these lines from Moby-Di by Herman Melville?

Two enormous wooden pots painted black, and suspended by asses' ears, swung from the cross-trees of an old top-mast, planted in front of an old doorway. The horns of the cross-trees were sawed off on the other side, so that this old top-mast looked not a little like a gallows.

A. It creates a sense of foreboding. (on plato this is right)

B. It suggests inhumanity.

C. It emphasizes barbarism.

D. It emphasizes imagination.