Why did ezra pound reduce "in a station of the metro" from 30 lines to two?

What does breathless mean in the following sentence? after elizabeth won the race, she was breathless with excitement. a. was about to faint b. was not able to breathe c. was at the finish line d. was not excited

Read the excerpt from "thoughts on the works of providence" by phillis wheatley and complete the sentence that follows.

Inot only want to do well on this test, but i also need to do well on this test. which one of these rhetorical devices is used here?