They take a serpentine course, their arms flash in the sun hark to the musical clank whitman, from "cavalry crossing a ford" how would the poem change if "musical clank" was changed to "loud clang"? a. the men would seem stronger, as if made of metal. b. readers would get a better idea of what the sound was like. c. readers would think of funeral bells ringing in honor of the men killed. d. the poet's tone would change from happy to annoyed.