Read these lines from "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman.

Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying...

What impact does alliteration have on these lines?

Select each correct answer.

It increases the strength of the verse's forward movement.

It emphasizes the word scatter as the most important in the lines.

It creates a vivid picture of a scholar hunched over a desk.

It creates a sense of unity among the actions shown.