Question

Read this poem.

Feet pound pavement as miles pass,
Steady as tides, they approach their shore,
Training is tested, strength is stretched—
Buoyed by the pack, one mile more.

Sweat streaks, muscles tense, eager for the end,
Final flags beckon, the crowd grows loud.
Tested vessels reach their harbor—
Runners hearts beat proud.

Which statements describe the poem? Select three options.

The poem has an abcb rhyme scheme.
Every line length is the same.
Each stanza is a quatrain.
The poem contains two stanzas.
The meter is fixed throughout the poem.

Answer 1

- The poem has an abcb rhyme scheme.
- Each stanza is a quatrain.
- The poem contains two stanzas.

Briefly: each stanza is four lines (two quatrains), and in each stanza lines 2 and 4 rhyme (shore/more; loud/proud), giving an abcb pattern.