Read this excerpt from “Down by the Salley Gardens” by William Butler Yeats.Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.Which statement best describes the effect of rhythm on this excerpt?
Answer
A
The rhythm suggests the cautious approach of a new acquaintance.
B
The rhythm supports the fast pace of the narrator’s immature love.
C
The rhythm mirrors the lazy wandering of people strolling.
D
The rhythm imitates the weary advancement of old age.