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

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

Without reading the full text, it is hard to be exact, however, it is more than likely that the stink of the crowd is not a literal one, but a metaphorical one. This eliminates A and C. If W H Auden is a recluse, then the answer is B. If not, the answer is D. My personal guess is that the answer is D, since in my experience the wording of the phrase "A crowd has a generalized stink about it" suggests ill intention