Question
Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.”
All day long through Frederick street
Sounded the tread of marching feet:
All day long that free flag tost
Over the heads of the rebel host.
Which is most likely the author's purpose in using "all day long” in two successive rhyming couplets?
to help readers visualize the flag
to foreshadow what will happen next
to reflect what happened in the past
to emphasize a specific time frame
All day long through Frederick street
Sounded the tread of marching feet:
All day long that free flag tost
Over the heads of the rebel host.
Which is most likely the author's purpose in using "all day long” in two successive rhyming couplets?
to help readers visualize the flag
to foreshadow what will happen next
to reflect what happened in the past
to emphasize a specific time frame
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The most likely purpose of the author using "all day long" in two successive rhyming couplets is **to emphasize a specific time frame**. This repetition highlights the duration of the event and underlines the tension and significance of the situation being described in the poem.