How would "In a Station of the Metro" change if the bough was bright and lively rather than wet and black?

The station would seem cheerier.

The poem would not be considered imagist.

The people would seem less pleasant.

The poem would no longer be a hokku.

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How would "In a Station of the Metro" change if the bough was bright and lively rather than wet and black?

The station would seem cheerier.

The poem would not be considered imagist.

The people would seem less pleasant.

The poem would no longer be a hokku.

Vocaloid · Answer

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the words wet and black give a very gloomy, depressive mood, and by changing the station to bright and lovely it would make the mood more cheerful