How does the use of alliteration in these lines influence the reader's emotions?
and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and
(from \"maggie and milly and molly and may\" by e. e. cummings)

a. it creates a mental image of the seashore.
b. it gives a musical effect to the singing shell.
c. it emphasizes the sweetness of the song.
d. it describes how maggie forgot her troubles.

Read the excerpt from chapter 34 of the awakening. "fine fellow, that lebrun," said arobin when robert had gone. "i never heard you speak of him." "i knew him last summer at grand isle," she replied. what becomes apparent during this conversation? robert and arobin are both aware they are rivals for edna’s affections. arobin is unaware of robert’s role in edna’s life, but robert is aware of arobin’s role. robert is completely unaware of arobin’s romantic intentions and love for edna. robert has much more confidence in himself than arobin does.