Question

read the quotation from \song of myself.\ i depart as air, i shake my white locks at the runaway sun, i effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags. how do the words \eddies\ and \drift\ affect the tone of the second line? they give the line a distanced tone. they give the actions described a feeling of importance. they make it difficult to comprehend the lines meaning. they create a sense of movement.

Explanation:

"Eddies" refers to swirling currents, and "drift" means to move slowly with a current. Both words describe continuous, flowing motion, so they create a sense of movement in the line.

Answer:

They create a sense of movement.