Reread these lines from "Polar Opposites." How does
the arrangement of the words split, teeter, and
plunge contribute to their meaning?
Por IITTO SCOS WIIUIC Pieces UTTIS Wec, WITTE WUTTU
split
teeter
plunge
into the churning sea.
They are arranged to look like birds
taking off,
They are arranged to suggest vast
distances.
They are arranged to look like ice
chunks falling off,
They are arranged with the most
important words to the right.

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explanation:

can you give me a hint

in railroad songs, workers swung their hammers during the offbeat. work songs combined with traditional musical and lyrical forms, such as hymns and ballads, to create spirituals, the blues, and other jazz styles. this blending of old and new can be seen when comparing the lyrics to the traditional irish song "lass of roch royal" and the blues song "the deal."

as work songs and other forms of jazz developed, jazz music spread across the united states. for example, a jazz style known as dixieland went from new orleans to chicago by means of the famous trumpet player louis armstrong. the original dixieland band developed out of armstrong's influence and, in the early 1920s, moved to new york city. once jazz reached new york, especially harlem, its development