What is the effect of syntax and imagery in this excerpt?

The Great Gatsby


by F. Scott Fitzgerald (excerpt)


Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body—he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat. It was a body capable of enormous leverage—a cruel body.

AIt focuses attention on the character's actions.

BIt emphasizes the narrator's distaste for the character.

CIt supports the crisp tone of the description.

DIt stretches a simple idea into a pointless description.