read this poem. feet pound pavement as miles pass, steady as tides, they approach their shore, training is…

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.

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

Brief Explanations:

  1. Analyze rhyme scheme: "pass" (a), "shore" (b), "stretched" (c), "more" (b), "end" (a), "loud" (b), "harbor" (c), "proud" (b), so abcb rhyme scheme.
  2. Check stanza - structure: There are two groups of four - line stanzas, so two stanzas and each is a quatrain.
  3. Line lengths vary, and meter is not fixed.

Answer:

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