Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats Answers

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Which statement best describes the effect of meter in the first line of the poem?

The stress on shall meet emphasizes the speaker's desire to make new friends.

The stress on I and my emphasizes that the speaker is selfish and self-centered.

The stress on know and fate emphasizes the speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Which line is written in iambic tetrameter?

I plan to eat a healthy breakfast.

I brush my teeth first thing in the morning.

I try to fall asleep by ten.

I never like waking up.

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