Question

Read the passage.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Identify the meter. Then identify the effect of that meter.

A: unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED. It conveys the speaker's militant determination.

B: STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed. It emphasizes the desperate unhappiness of the speaker's life.

C: unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED. It gives the poem a reflective mood.

D: STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed. It allows you to visualize the speaker.

Answer 1

A is the correct answer.

Answer 2

A is the right answer
Try reading the first line of the stanza aloud a few times to help you determine the meter. Then think about the effect of that meter within the larger context of the poem: its topic, its images, and its theme.