Question

Read this excerpt from "The Song of the Old Mother” by William Butler Yeats.

And the young lie long and dream in their bed
Of the matching of ribbons for bosom and head,
And their day goes over in idleness,
And they sigh if the wind but lift a tress:
While I must work because I am old,
And the seed of the fire gets feeble and cold.

Which statement best describes the effect of rhyme on this excerpt?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I like it

Answer 3

like wht

Answer 4

any mulitple choice?

Answer 5

oh yes sorry

Answer 6

The rhyme scheme emphasizes the narrator’s careless mistakes.
The rhyme scheme emphasizes the narrator’s daydreams.
The rhyme scheme emphasizes the narrator’s love of her children.
The rhyme scheme emphasizes the narrator’s dull routine.

Answer 7

its B

Answer 8

oh i thought this whas just a song sprry

Answer 9

k

Answer 10

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?

The rhythm suggests the cautious approach of a new acquaintance.
The rhythm supports the fast pace of the narrator’s immature love.
The rhythm mirrors the lazy wandering of people strolling.
The rhythm imitates the weary advancement of old age.

Answer 11

@Qwertty123

Answer 12

@airjordan200 @Anna1448