The author’s primary intended effect of the use of allusion to “Mistah Kurtz” and “Guy” Fawkes in the opening of the following poem is:
Mistah Kurtz-he dead
A penny for the Old Guy

I

We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar…

to show the reader that he knows a lot about the world

to give an example of a "hollow man"

to let the reader know that Mistah Kurtz has died

Question

The author’s primary intended effect of the use of allusion to “Mistah Kurtz” and “Guy” Fawkes in the opening of the following poem is:
Mistah Kurtz-he dead
A penny for the Old Guy

I

We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar…
		

to show the reader that he knows a lot about the world
		

to give an example of a "hollow man"
		

to let the reader know that Mistah Kurtz has died

anonymous · Answer

to plant the images of Mistah Kurtz and Guy Fawkes in the reader's mind in order to set a context for the poem.

anonymous · Answer

Those are A, B, C, D

anonymous · Answer

b

anonymous · Answer

to give an example of a "hollow man"