I am all alone in the house to-night; They would not have gone away Had they known of the terrible, bloodless fight I have held with my heart to-day. With the old sweet love and the old fierce pain I have battled hour by hour; But the fates have willed that the strife is vain. Alone in the hour my thoughts have reign, And I yield myself to their power. Question How does the rhyme and meter in the stanzas affect the meaning?(1 point) Responses They mimic the speaker's emotions by creating a chaotic pattern. They mimic the speaker's emotions by creating a chaotic pattern. They contradict the speaker's struggle by creating a songlike pattern. They contradict the speaker's struggle by creating a songlike pattern. They follow sonnet form to suggest the importance of the speaker's struggle. They follow sonnet form to suggest the importance of the speaker's struggle. They use iambic pentameter to highlight the speaker's back-and-forth thoughts.

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I am all alone in the house to-night;  They would not have gone away  Had they known of the terrible, bloodless fight  I have held with my heart to-day.  With the old sweet love and the old fierce pain  I have battled hour by hour;  But the fates have willed that the strife is vain.  Alone in the hour my thoughts have reign,  And I yield myself to their power.  Question How does the rhyme and meter in the stanzas affect the meaning?(1 point) Responses  They mimic the speaker's emotions by creating a chaotic pattern. They mimic the speaker's emotions by creating a chaotic pattern.  They contradict the speaker's struggle by creating a songlike pattern. They contradict the speaker's struggle by creating a songlike pattern.  They follow sonnet form to suggest the importance of the speaker's struggle.  They follow sonnet form to suggest the importance of the speaker's struggle.   They use iambic pentameter to highlight the speaker's back-and-forth thoughts.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The best response to how the rhyme and meter in the stanzas affect the meaning is: They contradict the speaker's struggle by creating a songlike pattern.

Although the speaker is experiencing a deep internal conflict and struggle with their emotions, the structured rhyme and meter create a sense of harmony that contrasts with the turmoil and pain expressed in the content. This juxtaposition emphasizes the conflict between the speaker's feelings and the order found in the poem's form.