Based on the diction in the quote below from poet W. H. Auden, which of the following inferences can be made?

A crowd has a generalized stink about it. The public is odorless.

A.
W. H. Auden is sensitive to odors.
B.
W. H. Auden does not like being around a lot of people.
C.
W. H. Auden feels that when crowds of people gather around it increases body odor, so it’s better to spread out.
D.
W. H. Auden feels that people in general are not bad, but when a crowd gathers together, they usually do not have good intentions.

Question

Based on the diction in the quote below from poet W. H. Auden, which of the following inferences can be made? 
 
A crowd has a generalized stink about it. The public is odorless.
 
A.
W. H. Auden is sensitive to odors.
B.
W. H. Auden does not like being around a lot of people.
C.
W. H. Auden feels that when crowds of people gather around it increases body odor, so it’s better to spread out.
D.
W. H. Auden feels that people in general are not bad, but when a crowd gathers together, they usually do not have good intentions.

anonymous · Answer

A crowd has a general stinked about it.  The public is ordorless. 
The poet is referring that when people are in a public (everyone by themselves), they are not bad people.  However, "a crowd has a general stink" because people gather to gossip about others.
Answer D.

anonymous · Answer

Awesome. Thanks for the help