In "On Time," the poem personifies Time: "Fly envious Time, till thou run out thy race, / Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, / Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace." What is the effect of describing the hours as "lazy leaden-stepping" and comparing their pace to a "heavy plummet"?
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It emphasizes the swift, unstoppable flight of time.
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It paradoxically portrays the passage of time as slow and burdensome from a human perspective, highlighting the impatience for eternity.
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It suggests that time only feels slow when one is idle.
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It is a simple description of the physical movement of a clock's pendulum.