Question

How do the line breaks in this excerpt from "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot help convey the poet's intended meaning?

Answer 1

Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell
And the profit and loss.
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers.

Answer 2

They emphasize the irreversibility and finality of death.

They suggest that death is followed by a renewal of life.

They hint at the poet's sorrow at the death of Phlebas.

They create hope and anticipation in the reader's mind.

Answer 3

I'm sorry but I don't know.

Answer 4

its A