What is the influence of symbolism in these lines from moby-di by herman melville? two enormous wooden pots painted black, and suspended by asses' ears, swung from the cross-trees of an old top-mast, planted in front of an old doorway. the horns of the cross-trees were sawed off on the other side, so that this old top-mast looked not a little like a gallows. a. it creates a sense of foreboding. ( on plato this is right) b. it suggests inhumanity. c. it emphasizes barbarism. d. it emphasizes imagination.