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When a poet changes the meter in a poem, it forces the reader to

A. paraphrase the meaning.
B. emphasize key words.
C. overlook some syllables.
D. focus on figurative language.

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Answer: B. emphasize key words I think

Explanation: section 4.3 in Brief History of Poetry in the Meter paragraph it states "Meter is the Greek word for measure. In poetry, we measure by the foot. A poetic foot is composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables, and the different types of feet describe different patterns of stressed (accented) and unstressed (not accented) syllables. The most common type of foot is the iamb, which consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable".

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The correct answer should be B. emphasize key words

By changing the meter you change the accentuation pattern which automatically emphasizes some parts of the lines.
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