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Rhyme, Rhythm, and Visualizing in a Yeats Poem

Question 2 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Read this excerpt from “Into the Twilight” by William Butler Yeats.Come, heart, where hill is heaped upon hill:For there the mystical brotherhoodOf sun and moon and hollow and woodAnd river and stream work out their willWhich statement best describes the effect of rhythm on this excerpt?

Answer
A
The rhythm suggests chaos and trouble.
B
The rhythm supports the tense dread of the poem.
C
The rhythm supports the cheerful optimism of the poem.
D
The rhythm suggests a steady military march.
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