In the days of President Washington, The glory of the nations, Dust and ashes, Snow and sleet, And hay and oats and wheat, Blew west, Crossed the Appalachians, Found the glades of rotting leaves, the soft deer-pastures, The farms of the far-off future In the forest. How does this allusion reinforce the meaning of the excerpt

The allusion lends patriotic pride to the excerpt.

Explanation:

Vachel Lindsay’s poem "In Praise of Johnny Appleseed" is a free-verse poem about John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman. The poem is a celebration of the pioneering career of the man who introduced apple trees to large parts of the American continent.

In the given lines taken from the beginning part of the poem, the speaker talks of the "glory of the nations", which suggests a patriotic feeling in him. He went on to describe the images of the places far and wide, projecting a positive aspect of it. These given lines allude to the sentimental feeling of one's pride for his nation, his land, his country. And it is just this exact feeling that the speaker wants to express.

a is is the correct answer

i think it is b. hope this !