Read “In a Station of the Metro,” by Ezra Pound.The apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet, black bough.Pound's use of the word "apparition" gives the reader a sense that the faces

“Apparition” means an appearance, often one that seems ghostly or supernatural. In the poem, the faces seem to emerge briefly from the crowd, like petals appearing against a dark background. This gives them mystical qualities, so D is correct.

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