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" implies circular or swirling movement, like in water. "Drift" means to move slowly, especially pushed by wind or water. Both words suggest a sense of movement. They don't create a distanced tone (no indication of being far - removed in emotion). They don't give a feeling of importance (no grand or significant connotations). And they are not hard to understand (common words in a poetic context).

Answer:

They create a sense of movement.