Question

But he could hear, and during those subsequent long seconds while there was absolutely no sound in the crowded little room save that of quiet and intent breathing it was as if he had swung outward at the end of a grape vine, over a ravine, and at the top of the swing had been caught in a prolonged instant of mesmerized gravity, weightless in time.Which word best describes the style of these lines?

Answer 1

Damn, this is a hard one. Did they teach you any new words in the lesson?