Question

I am all alone in the house to-night;They would not have gone awayHad they known of the terrible, bloodless fightI have held with my heart to-day.With the old sweet love and the old fierce painI 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.QuestionHow does the rhyme and meter in the stanzas affect the meaning?(1 point)ResponsesThey 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.

Answer 1

The best response would be: They use iambic pentameter to highlight the speaker's back-and-forth thoughts.

This choice emphasizes how the meter reflects the internal conflict the speaker is experiencing. The structured rhythm of iambic pentameter creates a sense of movement and tension, mirroring the emotional struggle of battling with love and pain.