Come let us pity those who are better off than we are. come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends, and we have friends and no butlers. come let us pity the married and the unmarried. dawn enters with little feet like a gilded pavlova, and i am near my desire. nor has life in it aught better than this hour of clear coolness, the hour of waking together. which is a modernist technique used in the poem?
a.) clear and direct language
b.) consistent stanza structure
c.) traditional rhyme and rhythm
d.) predictable line lengths

The right answer is the A) Clear and direct language.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that the other three options can be unhesitatingly discarded, since none of those techniques are characteristic of modernist poetry, and, furthermore, they are not used in this poem by Ezra Pound titled "The Garret" (1913). The poet is here addressing the reader informally and with familiarity, and is encouraging him or her to feel sorry for those who may have more money and butlers, but no friends, or who are either married or single, and inviting him to enjoy what they have—the dawn and the company of a friend or a beloved one when they are waking up together.        

the correct answer is b. a comparison without the use of like or as. hope this