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Rhyme, Rhythm, and Visualizing in a Yeats Poem

Question 8 • Language Arts 7 A (M12 25/26 S1)

Read this excerpt from “The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats.When I had laid it on the floorI went to blow the fire a-flame,But something rustled on the floor,And someone called me by my nameWhich words in the first line of the excerpt are emphasized by the rhythm of the poem?

Answer
A
When, I, and had
B
I, laid, on, and floor
C
laid, it, and on
D
when, had, laid, and it

Explanation

The line follows an iambic rhythm, alternating a lighter syllable with a stronger one: “when I | had laid | it on | the floor.” The rhythm emphasizes “I,” “laid,” “on,” and “floor,” matching choice B.

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