Read these lines from the passage. The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;

His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide

For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound.

How does the alliteration "shrunk shank" affect the meaning?

Because the phrase "shrunk shank" is difficult to pronounce smoothly, it reinforces the physical losses that occur at this stage of life.
The sound of the phrase "shrunk shank" reinforces the sense of urgency that occurs at this stage of life.
The phrase "shrunk shank" adds humor to the passage and emphasizes the many joys of this stage of life.
The phrase "shrunk shank" creates "sh" sounds, which mimic the soft tones of a person at this stage of life.

now, of course, the quality and the seasonability of these winter dreams varied, but the stuff of them remained.   they persuaded dexter several years later to pass up a business course at the state university—his father, prospering now, would have paid his way—for the precarious advantage of attending an older and more famous university in the east, where he was bothered by his scanty funds. but do not get the impression, because his winter dreams happened to be concerned at first with musings on the rich, that there was anything merely snobbish in the boy. he wanted not association with glittering things and glittering people—he wanted the glittering things themselves. often he reached out for the best without knowing why he wanted it—and sometimes he ran up against the mysterious denials and prohibitions in which life indulges.

there you go thats what we are missing

its specific purpose is to sell a product to people .

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i'm pretty sure i had this question the other day and b was the right answer.